2 accredited schools across the Corpus Christi metro area trained 58 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 Corpus Christi that reported 47 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $24,520 for a program of about 15 months.
Public four-year institution in Corpus Christi that reported 11 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,190 ($3,300 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area graduated 58 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi with 47.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi listed the lowest total: $24,520 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Corpus Christi, TX metro earn a median $38,730 a year ($18.62/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,430 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.