Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in California
139 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 65 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $75,832 at Santa Rosa Junior College.
What this work pays in California
Dental Assistants in California earn a median of $50,110 a year across 56,220 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 California |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $124,930 | 24,500 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $165,110 | 17,350 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $47,410 | 4,480 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | $75,832 (29 grads) | 24 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Associate's degree | $26,125 | $69,817 (57 grads) | 47 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | $66,941 (26 grads) | — |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego | Associate's degree | $26,125 | $66,821 (59 grads) | 47 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $66,150 (109 grads) | 28 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $66,150 (109 grads) | 24 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | $63,225 (19 grads) | 16 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino | Associate's degree | $26,125 | $62,409 (60 grads) | 46 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | $60,578 (29 grads) | 43 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Associate's degree | $29,523 | $60,264 (195 grads) | 80 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | Associate's degree | $29,523 | $60,264 (195 grads) | 85 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | $37,568 (18 grads) | 39 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,284 (13 grads) | 17 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | $31,848 (12 grads) | 5 |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (15 grads) | 20 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,381 (34 grads) | 15 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $8,975 | $27,509 (577 grads) | 30 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $8,975 | $27,509 (577 grads) | 81 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $8,975 | $27,509 (577 grads) | 62 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro | Undergraduate certificate | $8,975 | $27,509 (577 grads) | 62 |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,975 | $27,509 (577 grads) | 60 |
| Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,121 (21 grads) | 5 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $8,508 | $25,121 (1,209 grads) | 50 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | $8,508 | $25,121 (1,209 grads) | 34 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $25,093 (159 grads) | 79 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (12 grads) | 11 |
| Summit College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | $8,405 | $23,508 (31 grads) | — |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | $23,113 (16 grads) | 14 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,087 (102 grads) | 46 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,042 (198 grads) | 28 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,042 (198 grads) | 39 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,042 (198 grads) | 27 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,042 (198 grads) | 52 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,042 (198 grads) | 48 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | $9,276 | $22,809 (226 grads) | 118 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $8,444 | $22,657 (136 grads) | 51 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,094 (32 grads) | 24 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,935 (160 grads) | 110 |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | $8,444 | $21,904 (378 grads) | 49 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $8,444 | $21,904 (378 grads) | 93 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | $8,919 | $21,632 (69 grads) | 30 |
| North-West College-Glendale Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,394 (124 grads) | 16 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,394 (124 grads) | 26 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $8,919 | $21,312 (106 grads) | 34 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 99 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 103 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 148 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 81 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 80 |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 68 |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 63 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,628 (627 grads) | 86 |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced | Undergraduate certificate | $8,386 | $20,482 (102 grads) | 20 |
| National Career College Panorama City | Undergraduate certificate | $9,611 | $20,140 (21 grads) | 18 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,140 (133 grads) | 86 |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,140 (133 grads) | 137 |
| UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,140 (133 grads) | 74 |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,592 (28 grads) | 17 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,592 (28 grads) | 14 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,592 (28 grads) | 19 |
| Downey Adult School Downey | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,455 (50 grads) | 25 |
| Career Care Institute Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | $7,424 | $19,410 (63 grads) | 10 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,625 (168 grads) | 93 |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,625 (168 grads) | 121 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,624 (21 grads) | 11 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | — |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 21 |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | $7,521 | not published | 68 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys | Undergraduate certificate | $8,130 | not published | 20 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Unitek College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | $9,039 | not published | 69 |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| CBD College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| California Career Institute Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| California Healing Arts College Carson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| College of Alameda Alameda | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| College of Alameda Alameda | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| PCI College Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc Temple City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Taft College Taft | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.