2 accredited schools across the Colorado Springs metro area trained 52 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in El Paso County graduated 32 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,243 for a program of about 8 months.
Public four-year institution in Colorado Springs that reported 20 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,941 ($16,173 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area graduated 52 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs with 32.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs listed the lowest total: $17,243 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Colorado Springs, CO metro earn a median $48,290 a year ($23.22/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,340 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.