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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 California, there were 3,174 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 290 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental assisting/assistant. That schools that top this list have a program in dental assisting/assistant in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree dental assisting students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Sacramento landed the #2 spot on the list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Full Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Marin landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Redwoods. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California. Located in Eureka, California, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Redwoods Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Alameda. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California list. College of Alameda is located in Alameda, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
San Diego Mesa College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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Moreno Valley College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Moreno Valley, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Allan Hancock College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Santa Maria, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Reedley College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California list. Reedley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Citrus College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Citrus College is a public institution located in Glendora, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California 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.
West Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. West LA College is a medium-sized school located in Culver City, California that handed out 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Monterey Peninsula College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Jose City College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 5 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oxnard College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oxnard, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California list. Cypress College is a fairly large school located in Cypress, California that handed out 7 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California 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.
Diablo Valley College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
City College of San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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Foothill College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 3 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Orange Coast College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
Sacramento City College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palomar College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California ranking. Located in San Marcos, California, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California list. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #25, Contra Costa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in California list. Contra Costa College is a public institution located in San Pablo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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