Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Pennsylvania
33 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $55,061 at Harrisburg Area Community College.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Pennsylvania earn a median of $107,920 a year across 14,890 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Assistants | $47,930 | 12,080 |
| Dental Hygienists | $80,610 | 7,970 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $49,280 | 930 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | $55,061 (28 grads) | 20 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $14,500 | $51,273 (42 grads) | 26 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Associate's degree | $13,470 | $50,856 (24 grads) | 33 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | $50,606 (19 grads) | 0 |
| Harcum College Bryn Mawr | Associate's degree | $19,915 | $46,478 (20 grads) | 35 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | $16,000 | $45,277 (18 grads) | 45 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Associate's degree | $15,375 | $41,565 (27 grads) | 14 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | $12,500 | $35,594 (33 grads) | 18 |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton Scranton | Associate's degree | $24,166 | $29,517 (59 grads) | 23 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing | Associate's degree | $24,778 | $26,793 (156 grads) | 22 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,353 (15 grads) | 4 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (12 grads) | 8 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,103 (222 grads) | 91 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,649 (24 grads) | 19 |
| All-State Career School Essington | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $23,538 (63 grads) | 39 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie | Undergraduate certificate | $10,403 | $22,130 (43 grads) | 20 |
| YTI Career Institute-Altoona Altoona | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,012 (65 grads) | — |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | $12,757 | not published | 6 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | $16,931 | not published | 19 |
| All-State Career School Essington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Harcum College Bryn Mawr | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| PITC Institute Wyncote | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Somerset County Technology Center Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
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.