4 accredited schools across the San Antonio metro area trained 218 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 two-year college in San Antonio that reported 103 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,806 for a program of about 8 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in San Antonio that reported 71 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,400 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bexar County graduated 22 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,243 for a program of about 8 months.
22 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,270 ($14,280 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area graduated 218 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-San Antonio with 103.
Among schools that published a program price, The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio in San Antonio listed the lowest total: $16,400 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro earn a median $45,920 a year ($22.08/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.