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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$6,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Dental Assisting/Assistant is the 327th most popular major in the country with 14,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,402 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental assisting/assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental assisting/assistant programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dental assisting/assistant program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grayson College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Grayson College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,639 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grayson College.

Full Grayson College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#2

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,978 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Read more about Dental Assisting/Assistant at El Paso Community College

#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

DMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,638 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DMC.

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#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,854 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend RSC.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $9,102 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Dental Assisting/Assistant at Rio Salado College

#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

San Antonio College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 19 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,169 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Dental Assisting/Assistant at Phoenix College

#8

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

Santa Fe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFCC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,464 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Santa Fe Community College.

Full SFCC Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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