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2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 414 degrees and certificates were awarded to dental support services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dental Support Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for dental support majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

First Institute of Travel, Inc

Crystal Lake, IL

Our analysis found First Institute of Travel, Inc to be the most popular school for dental support services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Crystal Lake, First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

Women make up 95% of the dental support majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Heartland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Heartland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in dental support at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

Of the 18 students majoring in dental support at Lewis and Clark Community College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

State Career College

Waukegan, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Career College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Waukegan, SCC is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 300
Michigan 391
Indiana 221
Wisconsin 163

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

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 5 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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