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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$2,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,003 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 224 degrees and certificates were awarded to dental support services students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for dental support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Forsyth Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Forsyth Tech carry an average student debtload of $11,623.

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#2

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Goldsboro, Wayne Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne Community College are $2,524 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Wayne Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,626.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Carolina Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Central Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sanford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Carolina Community College are $2,554 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catawba Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. CVCC is a small public school located in the small city of Hickory.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVCC are $2,367 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at CVCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,300.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-B Tech are $2,632 per year. On average, dental support graduates from A-B Tech take out $15,305 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

Durham Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Coastal Carolina Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina Community College are $2,462 per year.

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Fayetteville Technical 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 #8 on the list. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FTCC are $2,544 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from FTCC carry an average student debtload of $17,404.

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With a ranking of #9, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.

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Miller-Motte College Raleigh ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, MMC Raleigh is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at MMC Raleigh accumulate an average of around $27,609 in student debt.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 349
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 11 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).

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