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2023 Best Value Colleges for Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician

12 Ranked Colleges
287 Degrees Awarded
$8,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician is the 938th most popular major in the country with 287 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in dental laboratory technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dental laboratory technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dental laboratory technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s dental laboratory tech students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kirkwood Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,906 for Dental Laboratory Tech students per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

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Middlesex Community College
Bedford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bedford, Massachusetts that handed out 7 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middlesex Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex Community College is $4,871 for dental laboratory tech students.

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 7 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima Community College is $3,846 for dental laboratory tech students.

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Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools list. Pasadena City College is a large school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 13 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pasadena City College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,703 for Dental Laboratory Tech students per year to attend Pasadena City College.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 19 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Portland Community College also made our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $9,464 for Dental Laboratory Tech students.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s dental laboratory tech students in 2020-2021.

LSU Health - New Orleans not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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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New York City College of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools ranking. New York City College of Technology is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees to qualified students.

City Tech also made our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend City Tech is $4,120 for dental laboratory tech students.

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Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s dental laboratory tech students in 2020-2021.

Los Angeles City College also made our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles City College is $9,768 for dental laboratory tech students.

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Durham Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools ranking, coming in at #9. Durham Technical Community College is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Durham Technical Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Durham Technical Community College is $4,184 for Dental Laboratory Tech students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list. It costs about $12,416 for Dental Laboratory Tech students per year to attend IUPUI.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Florida National University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools ranking. Florida National University - Main Campus is located in Hialeah, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees to qualified students.

Florida National University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida National University - Main Campus is $20,296 for Dental Laboratory Tech students.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

With a ranking of #12, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Dental Laboratory Tech Schools list. PFW is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 3 ’s dental laboratory tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PFW, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne is $11,629 for dental laboratory tech students.

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