2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant in Washington

Ranked #80 in popularity, dental assisting/assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for dental assisting/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Dental Assisting/Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in dental assisting matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant in Washington ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of dental assisting/assistant students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for dental assisting/assistant.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Dental Assisting/Assistant in Washington

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant.

Most Well Attended Schools for Dental Assisting Students Working on Their Associate

1

Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA

32 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Clover Park Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. CPTC is a small public college located in the city of Lakewood. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Washington.

There were about 32 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at CPTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA

22 Annual Associate Degrees

#6 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant has to take a look at South Puget Sound Community College. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public college located in the city of Olympia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Washington.

There were about 22 dental assisting/assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at South Puget Sound Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA

19 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant needs to take a look at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Washington.

There were about 19 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at LWTech in the most recent data year.

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4

Renton Technical College
Renton, WA

12 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Renton Technical College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Renton Technical College is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Renton. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Washington.

There were approximately 12 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Renton Technical College in the most recent data year.

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5

Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA

10 Annual Associate Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public college located in the small city of Bellingham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Washington.

There were roughly 10 dental assisting/assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute in the most recent data year.

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6

Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA

7 Annual Associate Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Bates Technical College is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Washington.

There were about 7 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Bates Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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7

Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA

Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Spokane. More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Spokane Community College

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	382	249
Nevada	188	10
Alaska	74	11

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Dental Assisting/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Dental Support Services area of study, Dental Assisting/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dental Assisting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions	7
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.