2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region
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Dental Assisting/Assistant is the 330th most popular major in the country with 17,223 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,110 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 323 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in dental assisting/assistant. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dental assisting/assistant.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 26 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant in the Plains States Region
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Minneapolis landed the #1 spot on the list. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 12 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hibbing Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Hibbing, Minnesota 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-Plains Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region. Mid-Plains Community College is a public institution located in North Platte, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. South Central College is located in North Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota 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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North Dakota State College of Science landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Salina Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Salina Tech is a small school located in Salina, Kansas that handed out 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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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Central Lakes College - Brainerd came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is located in Brainerd, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 29 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota County Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. DCTC is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 9 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Labette Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Parsons, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota West is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 9 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Grand Island, Nebraska that handed out 16 associates’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeast Community College Area came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental assisting degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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