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Dental Assistant Programs in the Phoenix area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area
Programs
11
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,760
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$18,810
of 5 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Phoenix area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 11 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Phoenix
- 7 within 10 miles; nearest 4.5 miles, farthest 11.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 11 list one: $18,810 to $20,746, middle $19,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 8 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 40 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 494 dental assistant awards at the 11 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 11 on Arizona's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 91% of exiters employed in the second quarter (8 report it); middle completion 67% (8 report it)
- Pay here
- $49,760 median for dental assistants ($23.92 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,420 to $59,380; 6,270 employed in the metro area; Arizona median $49,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Phoenix first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix CollegeWIOA list | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 | 4.5 |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 5.8 |
| Carrington College-Phoenix NorthWIOA list | Phoenix | Certificate | $20,746 | 8 months | 85 | 7.6 |
| Brookline College-PhoenixWIOA list | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 7.9 |
| UEI College-Phoenix | Phoenix | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 138 | 8.3 |
| Arizona College-MesaWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | $18,810 | 10 months | 14 | 9.3 |
| Arizona College-GlendaleWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 | 9.8 |
| Pima Medical Institute-MesaWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | 10.1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixWIOA list | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 10.3 |
| UEI College-MesaWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 28 | 10.7 |
| Carrington College-MesaWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | $20,746 | 8 months | 52 | 11.3 |
- 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, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Arizona: 1,069 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 34 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Arizona metro areas
- Tucson area3 programs