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Dental Assistant Programs in the Chattanooga area
Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,360
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Dental Assistant Programs in the Chattanooga area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Chattanooga
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.3 miles, farthest 4.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 15 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 43 dental assistant awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $46,360 median for dental assistants ($22.29 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,560 to $60,040; 670 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $46,720 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Chattanooga first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeWIOA list | Chattanooga | Certificate | 27 | 1.3 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | Associate | 0 | 3.2 |
| Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaWIOA list | Chattanooga | Certificate | 16 | 4.3 |
- 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, Chattanooga, TN-GA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are 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
Other Tennessee metro areas
- Memphis area5 programs
- Nashville area5 programs
- Knoxville area3 programs