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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

81 Colleges
$7,140 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,003 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

Dental Support Services is the #12 most popular major in the country with 26,399 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for dental support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the dental support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Athens Technical College also did well on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,742 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CGTC are $5,442 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at CGTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,494.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Savannah Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in the Southeast Region . Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

Savannah Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Savannah Tech accumulate an average of around $11,165 in student debt.

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#5

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pearl River Community College is a great value for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pearl River Community College are $4,500 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Pearl River Community College accumulate an average of around $15,657 in student debt.

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West Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,452 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at West Georgia Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,489.

West Georgia Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Mississippi Delta Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi Delta Community College are $5,340 a year.

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#8

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trident Technical College are $8,690 a year.

Trident Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, Lanier Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Lanier Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oakwood.

Lanier Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Southeastern Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Southeastern Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Vidalia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Technical College are $5,527 per year.

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#11

Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS

Meridian Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Meridian.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,428 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $18,942 in student debt.

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#12

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

Columbus Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
14 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
15 Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA
16 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA

Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dental support services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 349
North Carolina 224
Tennessee 260
Georgia 365
Kentucky 97
West Virginia 130
Virginia 225
Alabama 91
Louisiana 92
Mississippi 103
South Carolina 119
Arkansas 52

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dental support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dental Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 17,223
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 8,807
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 287
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 82

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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