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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dental assisting/assistant programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dental assisting/assistant program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Grayson College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,336 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k 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

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,609 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full El Paso Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Del Mar College is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k list, DMC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,957 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Del Mar College.

Read more about Dental Assisting/Assistant at Del Mar College

#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 $30-$48k list. RSC is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

RSC also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Rose State College is $8,276 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full RSC Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,189 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Read full report on Dental Assisting/Assistant at San Antonio College

#6

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

Santa Fe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,310 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SFCC.

Full Santa Fe Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#7

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Rio Salado College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,482 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rio Salado College.

Full Rio Salado College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#8

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Phoenix College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 19 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,867 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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