Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Florida
68 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 26 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $58,221 at Florida SouthWestern State College.
What this work pays in Florida
Dental Assistants in Florida earn a median of $47,620 a year across 26,620 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 Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $91,980 | 11,980 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $88,710 | 8,500 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $59,790 | 2,330 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers | Associate's degree | — | $58,221 (26 grads) | 14 |
| Santa Fe College Gainesville | Associate's degree | $14,125 | $53,358 (13 grads) | 14 |
| Valencia College Orlando | Associate's degree | — | $51,482 (19 grads) | 23 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | $51,273 (28 grads) | 17 |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Associate's degree | $10,750 | $50,105 (13 grads) | 49 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Associate's degree | — | $49,019 (19 grads) | 24 |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Associate's degree | — | $48,432 (15 grads) | 15 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Associate's degree | — | $48,432 (14 grads) | 12 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Associate's degree | — | $46,673 (14 grads) | 14 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (22 grads) | 35 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (27 grads) | 26 |
| Orange Technical College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (13 grads) | 18 |
| Charlotte Technical College Port Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (18 grads) | 18 |
| Fortis College-Orange Park Orange Park | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $26,558 (74 grads) | 17 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (29 grads) | 14 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Tampa Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,808 (119 grads) | 91 |
| Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie | Undergraduate certificate | $12,293 | $24,376 (59 grads) | 23 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,218 (270 grads) | 53 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Orlando Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,218 (270 grads) | 107 |
| Ultimate Medical Academy Clearwater | Undergraduate certificate | $8,998 | $23,726 (164 grads) | 25 |
| ATA Career Education Spring Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $12,667 | $23,340 (183 grads) | 19 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Miramar Miramar | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,149 (104 grads) | 56 |
| Fortis Institute-Pensacola Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | $11,316 | $20,921 (160 grads) | 20 |
| Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah | Undergraduate certificate | $7,125 | $18,543 (136 grads) | 74 |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp Hialeah | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,950 (251 grads) | 112 |
| Praxis Institute Miami | Undergraduate certificate | $9,080 | $15,552 (12 grads) | — |
| First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Meridian College Sarasota | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 7 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Associate's degree | $17,500 | not published | 83 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg | Associate's degree | $20,737 | not published | 59 |
| Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| College of Central Florida Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| College of Central Florida Ocala | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Concorde Career Institute-Orlando Orlando | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Concorde Career Institute-Tampa Tampa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Miami Lakes | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Orange Technical College-East Campus Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Osceola Technical College Kissimmee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy Hallandale Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Santa Fe College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Traviss Technical College Lakeland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Ultimate Medical Academy Clearwater | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
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.