Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Virginia
23 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $69,757 at Northern Virginia Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
Dental Assistants in Virginia earn a median of $46,670 a year across 10,760 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $106,880 | 5,040 |
| Dental Hygienists | $102,950 | 3,770 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $51,900 | 1,050 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | $20,250 | $69,757 (49 grads) | 27 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | $9,091 | $61,350 (42 grads) | 25 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | — | $59,846 (12 grads) | 14 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | — | $50,606 (24 grads) | 13 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $14,146 | $23,869 (100 grads) | 48 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,234 (96 grads) | — |
| Centura College-Norfolk Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,234 (96 grads) | 18 |
| Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $10,816 | not published | 13 |
| Fortis College-Richmond Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | $10,816 | not published | 8 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Vienna | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Columbia College Vienna | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
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.