by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Dental Assisting/Assistant is the 330th most popular major in the country with 17,223 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 3,174 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in dental assisting/assistant. To top this list, a school must have a successful dental assisting/assistant program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Sacramento. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. This small school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 147 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allan Hancock College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Maria, California, and it awarded 59 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citrus College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 36 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moreno Valley College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Moreno Valley, California that handed out 54 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Reedley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Reedley College is a public institution located in Reedley, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of the Redwoods came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. College of the Redwoods is a small school located in Eureka, California that handed out 25 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, West Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Culver City, California, and it awarded 18 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Cypress, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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City College of San Francisco landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. City College of San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full City College of San Francisco Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
College of Alameda came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Located in Alameda, California, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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College of Marin landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 24 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Oxnard College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Oxnard College is a medium-sized school located in Oxnard, California that handed out 22 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Diablo Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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San Jose City College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Located in San Jose, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full San Jose City College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
With a ranking of #20, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Rancho Cucamonga, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Palomar College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California list. Palomar College is a fairly large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 16 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Sacramento City College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Pasadena City College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Foothill College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Los Altos Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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College of San Mateo came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. College of San Mateo is a public institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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