2025 Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your associate degree in dental laboratory technology/technician, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #369 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of dental laboratory technology/technician. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 associate degrees in dental laboratory technology/technician during the <nil> academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician School for Your Associate Degree

The dental laboratory tech associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality dental laboratory tech program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various 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 laboratory technology/technician students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dental laboratory technology/technician 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 laboratory technology/technician related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dental laboratory technology/technician students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Schools

The dental laboratory tech 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 Laboratory Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for dental laboratory technology/technician students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Dental Laboratory Tech

1

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in dental laboratory technology/technician needs to take a look at Kirkwood Community College. Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in dental laboratory technology/technician from Kirkwood Community College

2

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Pima Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in dental laboratory technology/technician. Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a associate in dental laboratory technology/technician from Pima Community College

3

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

New York City College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental laboratory technology/technician. City Tech is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn.More information about a associate in dental laboratory technology/technician from New York City College of Technology

4

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Erie Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in dental laboratory technology/technician. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Buffalo.More information about a associate in dental laboratory technology/technician from Erie Community College

Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician by Region

View the Best Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dental Laboratory Tech

One of 3 majors within the Dental Support Services area of study, Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	5,512
Dental Assisting/Assistant	1,383
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions	17

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.