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Dental Assistant Programs in the Denver area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area
Programs
7
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,490
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$16,257
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Denver area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Denver
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 10.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 7 list one: $16,257 each (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 8 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 235 dental assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 7 on Colorado's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 69% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $49,490 median for dental assistants ($23.79 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,870 to $60,780; 4,160 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $48,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Denver first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 2.1 |
| Concorde Career College-AuroraWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 | 5.4 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | Certificate | $16,257 | 8 months | 43 | 5.5 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Aurora | Certificate | $16,257 | 7 months | 35 | 7.9 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 9.0 |
| Front Range Community CollegeWIOA list | Westminster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 | 10.6 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 10.9 |
- 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, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 17 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill