Dental Assistant Programs in the Knoxville area

Knoxville, TN metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,790

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,297

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Knoxville area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Knoxville: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.4 miles, farthest 5.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $16,297 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 30 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 53 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $46,790 median for dental assistants ($22.49 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,810 to $60,140; 1,030 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $46,720 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
South College	Knoxville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	2.4
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list	Knoxville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	2.8
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville	Knoxville	Certificate	$16,297	9 months	31	5.2

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 31 of them Dental assistant.
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