Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median249 grads tracked
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Hawkeye Community College
Ranked 45th of 84 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,861
middle 50%: $25,806 – $37,777
Median · 5 years out
$39,196
middle 50%: $31,013 – $47,554
Median · 10 years out
$42,722
middle 50%: $35,888 – $50,539
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Dental Support Services certificate holders from Hawkeye Community College earn $32k in year one. Median earnings reach $43k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,898 total interest
Same major at other universities
Eastern Gateway Community College
$39,593 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$39,462 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$39,301 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$39,294 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$39,272 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$38,842 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$38,400 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$38,341 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$38,243 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hawkeye Community College
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,872 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,404 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,836 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,337 · 5 yrs out
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