Dental Assistant Programs in the Tucson area

Tucson, AZ metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,510

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$20,746

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Tucson area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tucson: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.8 miles, farthest 3.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $20,746 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 32 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 123 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 3 on Arizona's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 100% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 79% (3 report it)
Pay here: $47,510 median for dental assistants ($22.84 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,580 to $56,580; 970 employed in the metro area; Arizona median $49,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Pima Community CollegeWIOA list	Tucson	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	1.8
Pima Medical Institute-TucsonWIOA list	Tucson	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	62	2.5
Carrington College-TucsonWIOA list	Tucson	Certificate	$20,746	8 months	47	3.9

WIOA in Arizona: 1,069 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 34 of them Dental assistant.
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