by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dental Assisting/Assistant is the 330th most popular major in the country with 17,223 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,110 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 106 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 29 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ozarks Technical Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 61 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hennepin Technical College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 21 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 37 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota State Community and Technical College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Central Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 18 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
With a ranking of #8, South Central College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full South Central College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Mid-Plains Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school situated in North Platte, Nebraska. It awarded 18 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brainerd, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 54 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Northwest Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. NTC is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 21 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU Tech is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Hibbing Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hibbing Community College is a small school located in Hibbing, Minnesota that handed out 20 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hibbing Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
North Dakota State College of Science came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Salina Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Salina Area Technical College is a public institution located in Salina, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #21, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 14 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Labette Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Parsons, Kansas, and it awarded 2 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Flint Hills Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Flint Hills Technical College is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Flint Hills Technical College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
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