How much do Dental Support Services and Allied Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Delta College of Arts & Technology earn?

The reported median is $30,699 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $6,000.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 9% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma at Delta College of Arts & Technology

Baton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit

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 close to similar programs.

$2,974 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 19.5% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: One detailed offering price

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+22%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$21,546 → $26,205

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

49Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

52Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

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.

29Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

23Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

56Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$30,699A 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$19,789

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$6,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$30,699

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$64/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

REPORTED PROGRAM PRICES

One detailed price within this field

These named six-digit offerings sit inside the broader four-digit federal field shown on this page. Prices include tuition, required fees, books and supplies reported for academic year 2024-25.

Program code 51.0601

Dental Assisting/Assistant

Full program: $15,530
Per year: $12,261

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$19,789Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$26,688Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE65.1%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.

$21,546Year 1

$30,699Year 4

$26,205Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.5% 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$2,558

Estimated loan payment$64

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$30,699 vs. $33,673

$2,974 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

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$125,130 median wageLA estimate · 2,250 jobs · 25-1071$78,980–$178,500 middle 50% of LA wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDental Hygienists$85,240 median wageLA estimate · 2,690 jobs · 29-1292$79,550–$96,010 middle 50% of LA wages+8.0% projected U.S. growth · 15,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDental Assistants$44,090 median wageLA estimate · 4,540 jobs · 31-9091$36,590–$46,630 middle 50% of LA wages+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 53,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardDental Laboratory Technicians$38,490 median wageLA estimate · 330 jobs · 51-9081$29,960–$54,430 middle 50% of LA 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

Possible alternatives

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.

Metairie, LA

Blue Cliff College-Metairie

$9,926 lower annual net price

Earnings: $30,134
Debt: $14,630
Annual net price: $9,863

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Baton Rouge, LA

Delta College South

$57 less debt

Earnings: $29,692
Debt: $5,943
Annual net price: $21,331

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Covington, LA

Delta College Inc

$200 less debt

Earnings: $29,146
Debt: $5,800
Annual net price: $23,128

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Slidell, LA

Delta College-Slidell Campus

$200 less debt

Earnings: $29,146
Debt: $5,800
Annual net price: $21,888

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DATA QUALITY

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52 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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