2025 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Dental Assisting/Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #81 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for dental assisting/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 57 associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Dental Assisting/Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of dental assisting/assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to dental assisting/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dental assisting/assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dental assisting/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dental assisting/assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dental assisting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Dental Assisting/Assistant in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for dental assisting/assistant students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Dental Assisting

1

Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Harcum College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Harcum College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Harcum College

2

Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Westmoreland County Community College is a good decision for students interested in an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Westmoreland College is a small public college located in the suburb of Youngwood.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Westmoreland County Community College

3

Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Camden County College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Blackwood.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Camden County College

4

Manor College
Jenkintown, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Manor College is a good decision for students pursuing an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the suburb of Jenkintown, Manor College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Manor College

5

Berks Technical Institute
Wyomissing, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Berks Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyomissing.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Berks Technical Institute

6

St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island
Staten Island, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best dental assisting/assistant schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	18
Pennsylvania	379	56
New Jersey	249	21
Maryland	221	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dental Assisting

One of 3 majors within the Dental Support Services area of study, Dental Assisting/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	864
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	45

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.