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Dental Assistant

Typically requires: Postsecondary nondegree award

Median pay
$48,070/yr
10-yr job growth
6.4%
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Degree Programs That Lead Here

These are the fields of study that feed into a Dental Assistant career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.

561 colleges · showing 1–25

College Matching program Credential Net price/yr State
Oxnard College Oxnard, CA · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's CA
Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's GA
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate NC
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $536 CA
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $614 GA
Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $1,406 SC
St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $1,471 FL
Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $1,655 TX
Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $1,664 NC
Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $1,808 FL
Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,004 SC
Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $2,225 WV
Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $2,232 IL
Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,245 NC
Lake Land College Mattoon, IL · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,254 IL
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,288 NJ
Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $2,405 SC
Cerritos College Norwalk, CA · 4-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,424 CA
West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,457 GA
Humacao Community College Humacao, PR · 4-yr Private Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,508 PR
Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,624 MA
Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $2,796 FL
Taft College Taft, CA · 4-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,823 CA
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Miami Lakes, FL · 2-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate $2,839 FL
Shasta College Redding, CA · 4-yr Public Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's $2,878 CA

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