COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma at Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · 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 notably above similar programs.
$9,969 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 21.8% of annual earnings
- 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$43,642A 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$11,171
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$9,500
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$43,642
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$101/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
2 related offerings 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 Assistant Diploma
- Reported price
- $12,390
- Completion
- 65.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 93.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $8,255
Dental Hygiene, AAS
- Reported price
- $26,309
- Completion
- 95.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 67.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $14,005
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$11,171Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,204Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE39.2%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?
2.8% of gross monthly earnings
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$3,637
Estimated loan payment$101
33borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$43,642 vs. $33,673
$9,969 above 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$128,490 median wageIA estimate · 3,230 jobs · 25-1071$85,520–$214,560 middle 50% of IA wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDental Hygienists$84,010 median wageIA estimate · 2,440 jobs · 29-1292$80,950–$93,880 middle 50% of IA wages+8.0% projected U.S. growth · 15,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDental Assistants$48,430 median wageIA estimate · 3,210 jobs · 31-9091$45,990–$57,620 middle 50% of IA wages+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 53,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardDental Laboratory Technicians$47,520 median wageIA estimate · 380 jobs · 51-9081$38,890–$58,170 middle 50% of IA wages-5.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,600 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO 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.
Indian Hills Community College
$16,920 higher earnings · $3,000 less debt · $478 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $60,562
- Debt
- $6,500
- Annual net price
- $10,693
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$3,335 less debt · $2,401 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $39,061
- Debt
- $6,165
- Annual net price
- $8,770
Hawkeye Community College
$1,522 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $42,137
- Debt
- $13,125
- Annual net price
- $9,649
Northeast Iowa Community College
$1,875 less debt
- Earnings
- $37,125
- Debt
- $7,625
- Annual net price
- $11,272
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
20 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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