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Dental Assistant Programs in Texas
Texas has 35 dental assistant programs in our files: 35 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
35
all sources
Median pay
$45,430
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
Middle program cost
$18,400
21 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
106
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Dallas area8 programs · median pay $47,570
- Houston area8 programs · median pay $43,730
- San Antonio area5 programs · median pay $45,920
- McAllen area3 programs · median pay $37,230
Every dental assistant program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health Care ProfessionsWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 52 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $18,456 | 9 months | 77 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $18,456 | 9 months | 124 |
| Concorde Career College-San AntonioWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | $18,274 | 9 months | 103 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving | Certificate | $6,195 | 4 months | 0 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Fortis Institute | Houston | Certificate | $20,723 | 12 months | 15 |
| Grayson CollegeWIOA list | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Lamar State College-OrangeWIOA list | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo | Amarillo | Certificate | $14,231 | 9 months | 13 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $26,220 | 15 months | 47 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | McAllen | Certificate | $26,220 | 15 months | 67 |
| PCI Health Training CenterWIOA list | Dallas | Certificate | $15,247 | 9 months | 23 |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | El Paso | Certificate | $16,257 | 7 months | 81 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston | Certificate | $16,257 | 7 months | 67 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| San Antonio College | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-BrownsvilleWIOA list | Brownsville | Certificate | $26,220 | 15 months | 48 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | Weslaco | Certificate | $26,220 | 15 months | 62 |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 58 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 57 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 71 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | McAllen | Certificate | $17,400 | 9 months | 66 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston | Certificate | $17,450 | 12 months | 142 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $17,400 | 9 months | 71 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 45 |
| Tyler Junior CollegeWIOA list | Tyler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
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 Texas
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 106 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Texas yet. What Workforce Pell covers.