5 accredited schools across the Nashville metro area trained 91 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.
32 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $21,230.
22 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state.
Public two-year college in Gallatin that reported 20 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
9 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
8 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
5 accredited schools in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area graduated 91 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Remington College-Nashville Campus with 32.
Dental Assistants in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro earn a median $48,540 a year ($23.34/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,720 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.