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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting

6 Ranked Colleges
2,399 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting

Veterans 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 Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 17,223 people earned their degree in dental assisting/assistant, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,399 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in dental assisting/assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental assisting/assistant programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dental assisting/assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying dental assisting.

Top 6 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 55 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Phoenix College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 9,538 students enrolled at Phoenix College, 228 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 155 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,104. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Phoenix College]](/colleges/phoenix-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #2 spot on the list. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

DMC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 628 of the 10,678 students enrolled at DMC were GI Bill® students, of which 339 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DMC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DMC]](/colleges/del-mar-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 11 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 540 of the 6,722 students enrolled at RSC were GI Bill® students, of which 282 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,113. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. RSC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full RSC Veteran Student Life Report

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 31 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,054 of the 19,231 students enrolled at San Antonio College were GI Bill® students, of which 1,362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,249. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full San Antonio College Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

El Paso Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 26,034 students enrolled at El Paso Community College, 1,324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 511 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,459. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. El Paso Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full El Paso Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Grayson College
Denison, Texas

Grayson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Assisting ranking. Denison, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Grayson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Grayson College supports 4,066 students, and 133 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 78 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,755. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grayson College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Grayson College Veteran Student Life Report

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