Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median265 grads tracked
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Chemeketa Community College
Ranked 31st of 84 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,273
middle 50%: $29,449 – $41,830
Median · 5 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $32,022 – $52,283
Median · 10 years out
$45,260
middle 50%: $36,215 – $59,105
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 graduates at Chemeketa Community College earn a $36k median salary initially. Five-year median earnings are $40k, growing to $45k at 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
10.3 yrs
≈ $11,641 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa Valley Community College District
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$40,748 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$40,696 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$40,511 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$40,416 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$40,243 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$40,067 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$40,024 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Chemeketa Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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