Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in North Carolina
36 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $54,153 at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Dental Assistants in North Carolina earn a median of $50,380 a year across 11,450 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,220 | 9,240 |
| Dental Hygienists | $97,850 | 6,690 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $49,700 | 990 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | $54,153 (20 grads) | 18 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $53,358 (28 grads) | 48 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | $53,358 (27 grads) | 14 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | $51,273 (13 grads) | 19 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $51,273 (30 grads) | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | $50,856 (13 grads) | 11 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | $50,105 (30 grads) | 20 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (21 grads) | 21 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (23 grads) | 20 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (21 grads) | 17 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | $44,869 (26 grads) | 17 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,650 (14 grads) | 29 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (11 grads) | 24 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,995 (16 grads) | 11 |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh | Associate's degree | $24,778 | $26,793 (156 grads) | 17 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | $26,739 (14 grads) | 22 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
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.