Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Illinois
29 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $59,937 at William Rainey Harper College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Dental Assistants in Illinois earn a median of $48,610 a year across 13,740 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $96,670 | 8,970 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,860 | 7,740 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $51,380 | 2,030 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | $59,937 (28 grads) | 27 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | $59,350 (26 grads) | 39 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | $53,697 (36 grads) | 40 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | $49,527 (24 grads) | 18 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | $49,527 (16 grads) | 30 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | $47,846 (19 grads) | 1 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | $12,600 | $46,321 (38 grads) | 36 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | $6,587 | $43,319 (37 grads) | 26 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $42,682 (30 grads) | 22 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $28,133 (67 grads) | 37 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,803 (14 grads) | 3 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,652 (27 grads) | 19 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,020 (428 grads) | 114 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | $17,225 | not published | 24 |
| Fox College Tinley Park | Associate's degree | $19,473 | not published | — |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | not published | 41 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| State Career College Gurnee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
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.