Home / Dental Assistant Programs / Tennessee
Dental Assistant Programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 19 dental assistant programs in our files: 19 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
19
all sources
Median pay
$46,720
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
Middle program cost
$16,297
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
31
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Memphis area5 programs · median pay $48,200
- Nashville area5 programs · median pay $48,540
- Chattanooga area3 programs · median pay $46,360
- Knoxville area3 programs · median pay $46,790
Every dental assistant program in Tennessee
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeWIOA list | Chattanooga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | Certificate | $17,793 | 9 months | 137 |
| Genesis Career College-CookevilleWIOA list | Cookeville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaWIOA list | Chattanooga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Northeast State Community CollegeWIOA list | Blountville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Remington College-Nashville CampusWIOA list | Nashville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | Johnson City | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 20 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | Knoxville | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 31 |
| South College | Knoxville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleWIOA list | Nashville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestWIOA list | Newbern | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonWIOA list | Dickson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list | Knoxville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisWIOA list | Memphis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiWIOA list | Pulaski | Certificate | $1,072 | 8 months | 16 |
| Volunteer State Community CollegeWIOA list | Gallatin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Tennessee
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs from 196 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 31 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Tennessee yet. What Workforce Pell covers.