Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Remington College-Nashville Campus

Remington's dental support program outearns the Tennessee median by $11,000 annually—a 26% premium that places it at the 60th percentile statewide. For families considering dental hygiene or dental assistant training in Tennessee, this program delivers solid first-year outcomes at $52,528, trailing only Concorde Career College-Memphis among state competitors. The program serves a predominantly low-income student body (72% Pell recipients), yet manages to achieve above-average regional results.

The concern lies in what happens next. Earnings barely move over four years, growing just 1% from $52,528 to $53,222. This stagnation is common in dental support roles where salary ceilings hit quickly, but it makes the $29,000 debt load—50% higher than Tennessee's median for this program—harder to justify. While the debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.55 is manageable, you're essentially paying a premium for outcomes that plateau almost immediately. Nationally, this program ranks below average (42nd percentile), suggesting stronger options exist elsewhere.

The value proposition here depends on geography: if your child plans to work in Tennessee, this program's in-state performance makes it a reasonable choice among limited options. But the debt deserves scrutiny. Programs like Chattanooga State offer similar credentials at likely lower cost, and the flat earnings trajectory means there's little upside to banking on future salary growth.