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Dental Assistant Programs in North Carolina
Colleges and schools: 20
Programs
20
all sources
Median pay
$50,380
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
On the WIOA list
36
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Dental Assistant Programs in North Carolina: the figures
- Programs we list
- 20 in North Carolina: 20 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 18 public and 2 private; 355 dental assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 20 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $50,380 a year for dental assistants in North Carolina, against $48,070 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs from 175 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 36 of them dental assistant.
- WIOA results
- 36 dental assistant programs on North Carolina's list; middle values: 84.9% of students who exited completed (27 programs report it); 83.8% were employed in the second quarter after exit (26); $7,828 median earnings in that quarter (26) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 North Carolina metro area has a page; the largest list, Charlotte, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Charlotte area3 programs · median pay $50,060
Every dental assistant program in North Carolina
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College | Graham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Asheville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWIOA list | Wilmington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeWIOA list | Charlotte | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeWIOA list | Jacksonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeWIOA list | Thomasville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Fayetteville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Winston-Salem | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Isothermal Community CollegeWIOA list | Spindale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Miller-Motte College-RaleighWIOA list | Raleigh | Associate | $34,540 | 18 months | 10 |
| Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWIOA list | Wilmington | Associate | $35,000 | 18 months | 12 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeWIOA list | Troy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeWIOA list | Salisbury | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Raleigh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Wayne Community CollegeWIOA list | Goldsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeWIOA list | Morganton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Wilkes Community CollegeWIOA list | Wilkesboro | 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, North Carolina, read October 8, 2026.
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