Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Colorado
19 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $65,320 at Community College of Denver.
What this work pays in Colorado
Dental Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $48,340 a year across 8,360 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $136,930 | 7,800 |
| Dental Hygienists | $109,580 | 4,270 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $61,220 | 410 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Denver Denver | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $65,320 (42 grads) | 25 |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | $25,250 | $61,702 (113 grads) | 48 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $55,693 (41 grads) | 21 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | — | $53,358 (17 grads) | 23 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,933 (20 grads) | 14 |
| Pickens Technical College Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,353 (16 grads) | 16 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (15 grads) | 13 |
| IBMC College Fort Collins | Undergraduate certificate | $9,877 | $25,658 (25 grads) | 7 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | $8,508 | $25,121 (1,209 grads) | 47 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | $8,508 | $25,121 (1,209 grads) | 49 |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | $8,871 | $25,024 (246 grads) | 91 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction | Undergraduate certificate | $8,581 | $23,930 (43 grads) | 18 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | $8,192 | $20,140 (53 grads) | 21 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | $15,000 | not published | 23 |
| IBMC College Fort Collins | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
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.