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2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 14,442 people earned their degree in dental assisting/assistant, making the major the 327th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,402 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dental assisting/assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental assisting/assistant programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid.

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#2

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grayson College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Grayson College also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $7,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students with aid.

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#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid list, DMC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Del Mar College is $5,738 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid.

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#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. RSC is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend RSC is $8,632 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,320 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students with aid.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Phoenix College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,744 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dental Assisting students with aid per year to attend Phoenix College.

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#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid.

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#8

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCC also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $7,020 for southwest region associate degree dental assisting students with aid per year to attend Santa Fe Community College.

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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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