A program that prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. Includes instruction in medical record-keeping, general office duties, reception and patient intake, scheduling, equipment maintenance and sterilization, basic radiography, pre- and post-operative patient care and instruction, chairside assisting, taking tooth and mouth impressions, and supervised practice.
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Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
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1 | Vista College | 252 | 10% | $15,830 |
2 | Concorde Career College-San Antonio | 199 | 42% | N/A |
3 | Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford | 189 | 14% | $18,920 |
4 | MedQuest College | 179 | 70% | N/A |
5 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | 144 | 4% | $16,606 |
6 | Carrington College-Sacramento | 142 | 16% | N/A |
7 | YTI Career Institute-York | 124 | 22% | N/A |
8 | New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | 121 | 39% | N/A |
9 | Fortis Institute-Wayne | 120 | 29% | $9,025 |
10 | Fortis College-Landover | 120 | 35% | $15,681 |
11 | Charter College | 119 | 8% | $22,655 |
12 | Ivy Tech Community College | 117 | 0% | $5,788 |
13 | Concorde Career Institute-Tampa | 116 | 33% | N/A |
14 | Concorde Career College-Aurora | 109 | 23% | N/A |
15 | Carrington College-San Jose | 103 | 24% | N/A |
16 | Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | 103 | 51% | N/A |
17 | Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | 103 | 23% | N/A |
18 | Astrodome Career Centers | 102 | 84% | N/A |
19 | Harris School of Business-Upper Darby Campus | 98 | 33% | N/A |
20 | American Career College-Los Angeles | 97 | 13% | N/A |
21 | Concorde Career Institute-Orlando | 97 | 34% | N/A |
22 | Concorde Career College-Memphis | 96 | 12% | N/A |
23 | Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | 95 | 18% | N/A |
24 | Mountainland Technical College | 95 | 5% | $1,692 |
25 | Carrington College-Phoenix North | 93 | 21% | N/A |
26 | Eastern College of Health Vocations-Little Rock | 93 | 38% | N/A |
27 | United Education Institute-Morrow | 91 | 30% | N/A |
28 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | 90 | 18% | N/A |
29 | Brightwood College-El Paso | 85 | 27% | N/A |
30 | Concorde Career College-Dallas | 85 | 18% | N/A |
31 | National University College | 84 | 3% | $7,508 |
32 | Northwest Career College | 84 | 17% | N/A |
33 | Delta Technical College | 84 | 13% | N/A |
34 | ECPI University | 83 | 2% | $16,819 |
35 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 83 | 6% | N/A |
36 | Blue Cliff College-Metairie | 83 | 16% | $18,447 |
37 | Concorde Career College-San Diego | 82 | 20% | N/A |
38 | United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus | 82 | 20% | N/A |
39 | Brightwood College-McAllen | 80 | 28% | N/A |
40 | Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc | 80 | 1% | N/A |
41 | Concorde Career College-Portland | 80 | 19% | N/A |
42 | UEI College-Bakersfield | 79 | 15% | N/A |
43 | Foothill College | 78 | 3% | $3,078 |
44 | West Georgia Technical College | 77 | 3% | $4,085 |
45 | Century College | 75 | 4% | $6,635 |
46 | Florida National University-Main Campus | 75 | 12% | $15,188 |
47 | Platt College-STVT-McAllen | 75 | 25% | N/A |
48 | Brightwood College-San Antonio-San Pedro | 74 | 31% | N/A |
49 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 73 | 23% | N/A |
50 | Texas State Technical College | 73 | 2% | $19,530 |
51 | UEI College-Riverside | 71 | 17% | N/A |
52 | Advantage Career Institute | 71 | 23% | N/A |
53 | Ozarks Technical Community College | 70 | 2% | $4,192 |
54 | Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | 68 | 18% | N/A |
55 | Hennepin Technical College | 67 | 4% | $7,248 |
56 | Concorde Career College-Southaven | 67 | 29% | N/A |
57 | Pima Medical Institute-Renton | 66 | 12% | N/A |
58 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston | 66 | 10% | N/A |
59 | Ponce Paramedical College Inc | 65 | 10% | N/A |
60 | Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | 65 | 17% | N/A |
61 | Pima Medical Institute-Denver | 64 | 13% | N/A |
62 | United Education Institute-Encino | 64 | 15% | N/A |
63 | Concorde Career Institute-Miramar | 63 | 20% | N/A |
64 | United Education Institute-Chula Vista | 62 | 20% | N/A |
65 | American Career College-Ontario | 61 | 8% | N/A |
66 | Westchester School for Dental Assistant | 61 | 50% | N/A |
67 | United Education Institute-UEI College Stockton | 60 | 20% | N/A |
68 | Fortis College | 59 | 27% | $18,032 |
69 | Camden County College | 57 | 3% | $6,120 |
70 | Brightwood College-Nashville | 56 | 25% | N/A |
71 | UEI College-Gardena | 56 | 14% | $12,675 |
72 | United Education Institute-West Covina | 56 | 15% | N/A |
73 | Brightwood College-Indianapolis | 55 | 19% | N/A |
74 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | 54 | 30% | N/A |
75 | Altierus Career College-Norcross | 54 | 28% | $11,670 |
76 | Kirkwood Community College | 53 | 2% | $7,332 |
77 | Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | 53 | 9% | N/A |
78 | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville | 53 | 29% | N/A |
79 | Carrington College-Mesa | 53 | 15% | N/A |
80 | United Education Institute-Anaheim | 53 | 17% | N/A |
81 | Dorsey Business Schools-Dearborn | 53 | 27% | $20,772 |
82 | Brightwood College-Hammond | 52 | 24% | $14,303 |
83 | UEI College-Fresno | 52 | 10% | N/A |
84 | Fortis Institute-Towson | 51 | 27% | N/A |
85 | Remington College-Nashville Campus | 51 | 40% | $14,906 |
86 | Florida Career College-Orlando | 51 | 11% | N/A |
87 | Fortis College-Columbia | 50 | 30% | $18,310 |
88 | Chattanooga State Community College | 49 | 3% | $5,563 |
89 | Midwest Institute | 49 | 32% | N/A |
90 | Central Career Institute LLC | 49 | 49% | N/A |
91 | Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville | 49 | 15% | N/A |
92 | Remington College-Cleveland Campus | 48 | 19% | $15,678 |
93 | Stark State College | 48 | 3% | $5,170 |
94 | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | 48 | 16% | N/A |
95 | American Career College-Anaheim | 48 | 9% | N/A |
96 | Brightwood College-Corpus Christi | 48 | 18% | N/A |
97 | Altierus Career College-Bissonnet | 48 | 19% | N/A |
98 | Eastern College of Health Vocations-New Orleans | 47 | 39% | N/A |
99 | Pima Medical Institute-Seattle | 47 | 11% | N/A |
100 | Florida Career College | 47 | 13% | $16,684 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dental Assisting/Assistant program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.