7 accredited schools across the Dallas metro area trained 374 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.
124 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,633 for a program of about 8 months.
77 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,633 for a program of about 8 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Tarrant County graduated 71 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,400 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Dallas that reported 57 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,100 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Dallas County graduated 23 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,915 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Fort Worth that reported 12 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,728 ($8,235 out of state).
This private nonprofit two-year college in Tarrant County graduated 10 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,341.
7 accredited schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area graduated 374 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie with 124.
Among schools that published a program price, PCI Health Training Center in Dallas listed the lowest total: $15,915 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro earn a median $47,570 a year ($22.87/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.