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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$8,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,003 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

Dental Support Services is the #83 most popular major in the country with 26,399 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for dental support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dental support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Shoreline Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Shoreline.

Shoreline Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,013 in tuition and fees each year. On average, dental support graduates from Shoreline Community College take out $28,274 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Shoreline Community College also did well on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aptos.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrillo College are $8,630 per year.

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#3

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Out of the 42 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRJC are $8,952 per year. Dental Support majors at SRJC take out an average of $12,814 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

SRJC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,414 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,227 per year.

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#5

Chabot College

Hayward, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Chabot College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in the Far Western US Region . Chabot College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Chabot College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

With a ranking of #7, Fresno City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno City College are $8,504 per year. Dental Support majors at Fresno City College take out an average of $6,903 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pasadena City College are $7,596 a year.

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#9

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree dental support services programs. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cypress College are $8,898 a year.

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#10

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.

Sacramento City undergraduate students pay an average of $10,168 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dental support services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,091
Washington 427
Oregon 206
Nevada 47
Hawaii 32
Alaska 26

One of 30 majors within the area of study, dental support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dental Support

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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