Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Washington
28 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $77,087 at Shoreline College.
What this work pays in Washington
Dental Assistants in Washington earn a median of $58,090 a year across 13,050 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $131,160 | 6,330 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $137,520 | 4,510 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $56,400 | 670 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $77,087 (26 grads) | 10 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Associate's degree | — | $69,338 (12 grads) | 0 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Associate's degree | — | $65,797 (30 grads) | 2 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Associate's degree | — | $64,493 (23 grads) | 0 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle | Associate's degree | $32,498 | $63,402 (119 grads) | 17 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Associate's degree | — | $60,839 (16 grads) | — |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (14 grads) | 11 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | $32,213 (20 grads) | 6 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (17 grads) | 15 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,816 (17 grads) | 28 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,816 (13 grads) | 1 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | — | $26,933 (15 grads) | 0 |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $8,927 | $25,580 (123 grads) | 27 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,508 | $25,121 (1,209 grads) | 54 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | $8,508 | $25,121 (1,209 grads) | 36 |
| UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,140 (133 grads) | 1 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $6,315 | not published | 30 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Walla Walla University College Place | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
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.