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Dental Assistant Programs in Alabama
Colleges and schools: 11
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
Dental Assistant Programs in Alabama: the figures
- Programs we list
- 11 in Alabama: 11 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 7 public and 4 private; 211 dental assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 11 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $20,663 in Alabama, from $16,297 to $20,723, across 3 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $39,080 a year for dental assistants in Alabama, against $48,070 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Alabama: 454 programs from 77 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them dental assistant.
- WIOA results
- 12 dental assistant programs on Alabama's list; middle values: 85.7% of students who exited completed (11 programs report it); 28.9% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $4,698 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Alabama metro area has a page; the largest list, Birmingham, has 3 programs.
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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Alabama, read October 8, 2026.
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