2 accredited schools across the Huntsville metro area trained 20 dental assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Private for-profit career school in Huntsville that reported 10 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Tanner that reported 10 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Huntsville, AL metro area graduated 20 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville with 10.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville in Huntsville listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Huntsville, AL metro earn a median $43,930 a year ($21.12/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,080 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.