Dental Assistant Programs in the Memphis area

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (Mississippi, Tennessee)

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,200

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,490

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Memphis area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Memphis: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.3 miles, farthest 7.4 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $16,490 to $31,193, middle $17,793 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 35 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 351 dental assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Mississippi's or Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $48,200 median for dental assistants ($23.17 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,940 to $61,790; 1,200 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $46,720 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Remington College-Memphis Campus	Memphis, TN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	1.3
Concorde Career College-Southaven	Southaven, MS	Certificate	$31,193	8 months	59	5.3
Concorde Career College-Memphis	Memphis, TN	Certificate	$17,793	9 months	137	6.6
Delta Technical College-MississippiWIOA list	Horn Lake, MS	Certificate	$16,490	9 months	138	6.8
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisWIOA list	Memphis, TN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	7.4

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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