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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$25,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,342 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Bachelor's 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dental support majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Yakima Valley College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. YVC is a small public school located in the small city of Yakima.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YVC are $5,352 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great value for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year. Dental Support majors at LWTech take out an average of $26,847 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, LWTech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#3

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Out of the 17 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Foothill College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Foothill College are $10,790 per year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Foothill College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,065.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Foothill College also did well on our Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Dental Support Services at Foothill College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia Basin College is a great value for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco.

CBC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,735 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clark College is a great value for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,133 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Coast University - Orange County are $22,516 per year. Dental Support majors at West Coast University - Orange County take out an average of $33,253 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $612, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #7, Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,620 a year.

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#8

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,534 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, dental support graduates from CSN carry an average student debtload of $12,204.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Loma Linda University undergraduate students pay an average of $36,412 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, dental support graduates from Loma Linda University carry an average student debtload of $26,912.

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With a ranking of #10, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their bachelor’s degree. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at EWU are $25,748 a year. On average, dental support graduates from EWU take out $28,902 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dental support services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 206
California 1,091
Washington 427
Nevada 47
Hawaii 32
Alaska 26

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

Majors Similar to Dental Support

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 17 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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