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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Far Western US region, there were 4,284 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 382 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental assisting/assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dental assisting/assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree dental assisting students.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Sacramento landed the #2 spot on the list. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 70 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Puget Sound Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region. South Puget Sound Community College is a public institution located in Olympia, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Marin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Redwoods. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region. College of the Redwoods is a small school located in Eureka, California that handed out 10 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Redwoods Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Bates Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bates Technical College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Clover Park Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clover Park Technical College is a small public school situated in Lakewood, Washington. It awarded 17 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Alameda landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Alameda, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Bellingham Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bellingham Technical College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 9 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Renton Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Renton Technical College is located in Renton, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 14 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego Mesa College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Moreno Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Moreno Valley College is located in Moreno Valley, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #13, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Allan Hancock College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Allan Hancock College is located in Santa Maria, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Reedley College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Reedley College is a medium-sized school located in Reedley, California that handed out 10 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Citrus College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Citrus College is located in Glendora, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Cerritos College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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West Los Angeles College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. West Los Angeles College is a medium-sized school located in Culver City, California that handed out 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Monterey Peninsula College is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monterey Peninsula College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, San Jose City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Jose, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Oxnard College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxnard College is a public institution located in Oxnard, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
College of San Mateo ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of San Mateo is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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