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Dental Assistant Programs in Alabama
Alabama has 11 dental assistant programs in our files: 11 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
11
all sources
Median pay
$39,080
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
Middle program cost
$20,663
3 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
12
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Birmingham area3 programs · median pay $42,050
Every dental assistant program in Alabama
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegeWIOA list | Bay Minette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Fortis College | Mobile | Certificate | $20,723 | 12 months | 21 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Montgomery | Certificate | $20,663 | 12 months | 29 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeWIOA list | Montgomery | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College | Tanner | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Lawson State Community CollegeWIOA list | Birmingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville | Huntsville | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 10 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Alabama
- WIOA in Alabama: 454 programs from 77 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Alabama yet. What Workforce Pell covers.