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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$1,263 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 1,091 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dental support services is the #13 most popular major in California.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for dental support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Rosa Junior College the best value school in California for dental support services students working on their basic certificate. SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRJC are $1,328 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SRJC also did well on our Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Orange Coast College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in California. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

Orange Coast College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,198 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means High Desert Medical College is a great value for dental support services students working on their basic certificate. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California list. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#3

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Downey Adult School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in California list. Downey Adult School is a small public school located in the suburb of Downey.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American Career College - Los Angeles is a great value for dental support services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, American Career College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Milan Institute-Visalia

Visalia, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Milan Institute-Visalia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in California. Milan Institute-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Visalia.

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#3

PCI College

Cerritos, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at PCI College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in California. PCI College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cerritos.

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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Milan Institute-Merced landed the # 3 spot on the list. Milan Institute-Merced is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Merced.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in California. Located in the large suburb of San-Marcos, PMI San Marcos is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 206
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 19 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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