Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Kentucky
14 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,519 at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Dental Assistants in Kentucky earn a median of $47,730 a year across 4,530 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $78,830 | 2,070 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $83,680 | 1,380 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $46,770 | 420 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | $11,399 | $43,519 (39 grads) | 23 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (13 grads) | — |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (15 grads) | 14 |
| MedQuest College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,176 | $24,525 (218 grads) | 149 |
| ATA College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,667 | $23,340 (183 grads) | 8 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,441 (205 grads) | 12 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,781 (40 grads) | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,699 (175 grads) | 6 |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | $3,374 | not published | 16 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| MedQuest College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | 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.
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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.