COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma at Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, AL · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are below similar programs.
$4,359 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$29,314A like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$6,275
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$29,314
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Dental Assisting Certificate
- Reported price
- $11,533
- Completion
- 79.0%
- Employed in Q2
- Not reported
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- Not available
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$6,275Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,895Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE26.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$2,443
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$29,314 vs. $33,673
$4,359 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$92,310 median wageAL estimate · 3,360 jobs · 25-1071$61,270–$128,720 middle 50% of AL wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDental Hygienists$61,160 median wageAL estimate · 3,170 jobs · 29-1292$58,800–$63,410 middle 50% of AL wages+8.0% projected U.S. growth · 15,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDental Laboratory Technicians$45,760 median wageAL estimate · 1,050 jobs · 51-9081$37,720–$50,080 middle 50% of AL wages-5.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,600 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDental Assistants$39,080 median wageAL estimate · 3,740 jobs · 31-9091$36,190–$47,100 middle 50% of AL wages+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 53,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$7,473 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $36,787
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $18,749
Fortis College-Dothan
$3,328 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $32,642
- Debt
- $11,358
- Annual net price
- $18,730
Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville
$2,193 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $31,507
- Debt
- $9,500
- Annual net price
- $19,201
Fortis College
$1,410 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $30,724
- Debt
- $12,330
- Annual net price
- $19,074
DATA QUALITY
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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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