7 accredited schools across the Denver metro area trained 235 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 four-year institution in Aurora that reported 65 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,788 for a program of about 8 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Adams County graduated 43 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,333 for a program of about 8 months.
Public two-year college in Aurora that reported 37 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,900 ($7,800 out of state).
35 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,243 for a program of about 8 months.
23 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,936 ($16,176 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Adams County graduated 19 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
13 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
7 accredited schools in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area graduated 235 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-Aurora with 65.
Among schools that published a program price, Concorde Career College-Aurora in Aurora listed the lowest total: $16,788 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro earn a median $49,490 a year ($23.79/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.