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Dental Assistant Programs in Colorado
Colleges and schools: 12
Programs
12
all sources
Median pay
$48,340
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
Middle program cost
$16,257
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
17
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Dental Assistant Programs in Colorado: the figures
- Programs we list
- 12 in Colorado: 12 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 6 public and 6 private; 317 dental assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 12 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $16,257 in Colorado, from $16,257 to $24,704, across 4 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $48,340 a year for dental assistants in Colorado, against $48,070 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs from 120 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 17 of them dental assistant.
- WIOA results
- 17 dental assistant programs on Colorado's list; middle values: 92.7% of students who exited completed (12 programs report it); 61.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $6,178 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Colorado metro area has a page; the largest list, Denver, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Denver area7 programs · median pay $49,490
Every dental assistant program in Colorado
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-AuroraWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Front Range Community CollegeWIOA list | Westminster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | Certificate | $24,704 | 12 months | 5 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Aurora | Certificate | $16,257 | 7 months | 35 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Certificate | $16,257 | 7 months | 32 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | Certificate | $16,257 | 8 months | 43 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
- 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, Colorado, read October 8, 2026.
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