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Dental Assistant Programs in the Dallas area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area
Programs
20
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,570
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,885
of 18 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Dallas area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 20 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 12 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Dallas
- 7 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 34.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 18 of 20 list one: $1,885 to $18,456, middle $8,520 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 6 colleges list a length: 4 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 1 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 374 dental assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 13 of 20 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 77% of exiters employed in the second quarter (8 report it); middle completion 100% (8 report it)
- Pay here
- $47,570 median for dental assistants ($22.87 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,820 to $58,710; 9,010 employed in the metro area; Texas median $45,430 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Dallas first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDTC Career CenterWIOA list | Grand Prairie | WIOA list only | $13,181 | Not reported | 3.6 | |
| Idtc Career Center (apprenticeship)WIOA list | Grand Prairie | WIOA list only | $10,960 | Not reported | 3.6 | |
| Medical and Dental School of DallasWIOA list | Grand Prairie | WIOA list only | $10,220 | Not reported | 3.6 | |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving | Certificate | $6,195 | 4 months | 0 | 3.8 |
| Dental Genius Assistant Academy & CPRWIOA list | Arlington | WIOA list only | $8,000 | Not reported | 5.4 | |
| PCI Health Training Center | Dallas | Certificate | $15,247 | 9 months | 23 | 9.9 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 57 | 9.9 |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division of Continuing EducationWIOA list | Arlington | WIOA list only | $5,000 | Not reported | 10.1 | |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $18,456 | 9 months | 124 | 10.2 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 11.4 |
| Dcds Dental Assistin School LLCWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $4,800 | Not reported | 13.0 | |
| DFW Dental Assisting SchoolWIOA list | Flower Mound | WIOA list only | $3,225 | Not reported | 14.4 | |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 71 | 15.4 |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 17.5 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | $18,456 | 9 months | 77 | 18.9 |
| NDS Dental Assistant SchoolWIOA list | Fort Worth | WIOA list only | $1,885 | Not reported | 21.7 | |
| Texas Academy of Dental Assisting LLCWIOA list | Fort Worth | WIOA list only | $4,500 | Not reported | 21.7 | |
| Oceanpointe Dental Assisting AcademyWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $4,450 | Not reported | 27.4 | |
| Training Academy 4 U LLCWIOA list | Ferris | WIOA list only | $8,520 | Not reported | 30.2 | |
| Luminary Dental Asisting SchoolWIOA list | Mckinney | WIOA list only | $2,200 | Not reported | 34.7 |
- 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, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are 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
Other Texas metro areas
- Houston area9 programs
- Austin area6 programs
- San Antonio area5 programs
- McAllen area4 programs