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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dental Assisting/Assistant is the 327th most popular major in the country with 14,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 894 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in dental assisting/assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dental assisting/assistant programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dental assisting/assistant program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Camden County College is located in Blackwood, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

Camden County College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,369 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Camden County College.

Full Camden County College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#2

Manor College

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manor College landed the #2 spot on the list. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Manor College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Manor College is $16,002 for middle atlantic region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harcum College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Harcum College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harcum College is $22,065 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Harcum College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island is $23,962 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island Dental Assisting/Assistant Report

#5

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berks Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2019-2020.

Berks Technical Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,843 for middle atlantic region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Berks Technical Institute.

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#6

Fortis Institute - Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Fortis Institute - Scranton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2019-2020.

Fortis Institute - Scranton also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Fortis Institute - Scranton is $36,521 for middle atlantic region associate degree dental assisting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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