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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,151 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,086 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services School for You

With 198 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dental support services is the #13 most popular major in Connecticut.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value programs for dental support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Dental Support Services

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT
$4,596 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tunxis Community College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 per year. On average, dental support graduates from Tunxis Community College take out $14,659 in student loans while working on their degree.

Tunxis Community College also made our Best Dental Support Services Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #3.

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$4,516 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Manchester Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dental support services schools in Connecticut. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$16,327 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a great value for dental support services students. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $16,327 per year. Dental Support majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Dental Support Services at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden Report

$15,775 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in Connecticut list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Stratford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,775 a year. After completing their degree, dental support graduates from Porter and Chester Institute carry an average student debtload of $9,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $88.

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#5

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT
$21,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Goodwin College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dental support services schools in Connecticut. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Goodwin are $21,188 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Goodwin take out is $36,996.

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#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UBridgeport are $35,760 per year. On average, dental support graduates from UBridgeport take out $23,313 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
$42,898 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Haven ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of New Haven are $42,898 per year. On average, dental support graduates from University of New Haven take out $22,594 in student loans while working on their degree.

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American Institute - West Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in Connecticut list. American Institute - West Hartford is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at American Institute - West Hartford take out is $11,579.

Full Dental Support Services at American Institute - West Hartford Report

Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 333
New Hampshire 0
Maine 77
Vermont 17
Rhode Island 25

Dental Support Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Dental Support Focus Areas

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 8 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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