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

Dental Assisting/Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #80 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the most popular for dental assisting/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant to qualified students.

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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. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant in Florida ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for dental assisting/assistant, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. 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 Florida

Below you'll see a list of 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

Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Indian River State College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Indian River State College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Florida.

There were approximately 11 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Indian River State College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Indian River State College

2

Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater
Clearwater, FL

5 Annual Associate Degrees

#4 Best Quality In FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Clearwater. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Florida.

There were roughly 5 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at UMA Clearwater in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater

2

Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, FL

5 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Florida State College is a popular decision for students interested in an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. EFSC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Cocoa. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Florida.

There were approximately 5 dental assisting/assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at EFSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Eastern Florida State College

2

Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL

5 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Broward College is a popular decision for students interested in an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. BC is a very large public college located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant in Florida.

There were approximately 5 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Broward College

5

College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL

CF is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Ocala. More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from College of Central Florida

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	267	21
North Carolina	245	42
Georgia	214	37
West Virginia	177	28
Virginia	156	55
Tennessee	154	37
Alabama	117	66

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Dental Assisting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	258
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	7

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.