Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Alabama
18 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,437 at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville.
What this work pays in Alabama
Dental Assistants in Alabama earn a median of $39,080 a year across 3,740 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,310 | 3,360 |
| Dental Hygienists | $61,160 | 3,170 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $45,760 | 1,050 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | $8,750 | $36,437 (48 grads) | 46 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | $12,293 | $24,376 (59 grads) | 20 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,043 (226 grads) | 7 |
| Fortis College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | $11,316 | $20,921 (160 grads) | 39 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | $11,316 | $20,921 (160 grads) | 19 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | $10,816 | not published | — |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Dental Support Services and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.