Dental Assistant Programs in the Houston area

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$43,730

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,257

of 6 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Houston area at a glance

Open to the public: 9 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Houston: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.7 miles, farthest 25.7 miles
Listed program cost: 6 of 9 list one: $16,257 to $20,723, middle $18,400 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 7 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 397 dental assistant awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 9 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $43,730 median for dental assistants ($21.02 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,540 to $55,160; 8,150 employed in the metro area; Texas median $45,430 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Houston Community College	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	31	3.7
College of Health Care Professions	Houston	Certificate	$18,400	9 months	52	5.1
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston	Houston	Certificate	$18,400	9 months	45	5.8
The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestWIOA list	Houston	Certificate	$17,450	12 months	142	6.6
Pima Medical Institute-Houston	Houston	Certificate	$16,257	7 months	67	9.6
Fortis Institute	Houston	Certificate	$20,723	12 months	15	13.2
Remington College-North Houston Campus	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	31	13.6
Greatwood Dental Assisting ProgramWIOA list	Sugar Land	WIOA list only	$19,616	Not reported		17.4
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus	League City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	25.7

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
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