2 accredited schools across the El Paso metro area trained 99 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 81 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, 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.
This public two-year college in El Paso County graduated 18 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,784 ($4,824 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the El Paso, TX metro area graduated 99 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-El Paso with 81.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-El Paso in El Paso listed the lowest total: $17,243 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the El Paso, TX metro earn a median $39,090 a year ($18.79/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.