Top Dental Assistant Schools by StateBest Dental Assistant Schools

This page helps you find the best dental assisting schools in each state, offering detailed insights into top programs that provide quality education, hands-on training, and strong after-school career support.

Dental assistants play a critical role in dental practices, and enrolling in an accredited program is essential for developing the necessary skills to succeed.

Our list has diverse educational options, including technical colleges and community colleges, with a focus on accredited schools that meet the high standards set by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

Explore the state-by-state breakdown to find the right program for your career goals.

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Alabama

RankSchool
#1Huntsville Dental Assistant School
#2Accelerated Academy
#3Fortis College
#4Wallace Community College
#5Trenholm State Community College
#6North Alabama Dental Assisting Program
#7Brookwood Dental Assisting Program
#8Auburn Dental Assisting School
#9Ross Medical Education Center
#10Central Alabama Dental Assisting School

Alaska

RankSchool
#1University of Alaska Anchorage
#2University of Alaska Fairbanks
#3Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
#4Iḷisaġvik College
#5Charter College
#6Penn Foster
#7Arizona State University
#8OC Dental Academy
#9Borough of Manhattan Community College
#1090 Day Dental Assistant

Arizona

RankSchool
#1Arizona School of Dental Assisting
#2American Institute of Dental Assisting
#3Altrain Assisting Academy
#4Unity Dental Assisting
#5Phoenix Dental Assistant School
#6Accelerated Academy of Dental Assisting
#7UEI College
#8Pima Medical Institute
#9Western Maricopa Education Center
#10Carrington College

Arkansas

RankSchool
#1Central Arkansas School of Dental Assisting
#2Northwest Arkansas School of Dental Assisting
#3Accelerated Academy of Dental Assisting
#4Little Rock Dental Assistant School
#5Apex Dental Education
#6Searcy School of Dental Assisting
#7River Valley Dental Assisting Academy
#8NorthWest Arkansas Community College
#9OC Dental Academy
#10Penn Foster Career School

California

RankSchool
#1Fullerton Dental Assistant School
#2Dental Assisting Institute
#3Dental Assistant School of San Diego
#4Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting
#5Lincoln Dental Assisting Academy
#6Dental Assistant School of Temecula
#7OC Dental Academy
#8The Valley School of Dental Assisting
#9American Dental & Medical Institute
#10Kingsburg School of Dental Assisting

Colorado

RankSchool
#1Colorado Dental Assisting School
#2Denver Dental Assistant School
#3Dental Assistant School of Colorado
#4Academy for Dental Assisting Careers
#5Pima Medical Institute
#6Vail Valley Dental Assisting School
#7Southern Colorado Dental Academy
#8InteliTec College
#9Pickens Technical College
#10Emily Griffith Technical College

Connecticut

RankSchool
#1Professional Dental Assistant School, LLC
#2LABCO School of Dental Assisting
#3New England Teaching Institute
#4American Institute
#5Porter and Chester Institute
#6Penn Foster
#7U.S. Career Institute
#8Dental Assistant School of Atlanta
#9Borough of Manhattan Community College
#1090 Day Dental Assistant

Delaware

RankSchool
#1Delaware Technical Community College
#2The Contemporary Health Career Institute
#3Charter College
#4OC Dental Academy
#5Penn Foster Career School
#6Dental Assisting Academy
#7U.S. Career Institute
#8Dental Assistant School of Atlanta
#9Borough of Manhattan Community College
#10The Accelerated Academy

Florida

RankSchool
#1Dental Assisting Institute
#2Dental Assisting Academy of Central Florida
#3Florida Dental Assistant Training Schools
#4Dental Assisting Academy
#5South Florida Dental Assisting School
#6Dental Careers School of Tampa Bay
#7Florida Institute of Dental Assisting
#8Dental Assistant Training School Florida
#9Dental Assistant Pioneers Academy
#10Dr. David C. Ashley DMD

Georgia

RankSchool
#1Dental Assistant School of Atlanta
#2Georgia School of Dental Assisting
#3Assisting 101 School of Dental Assistant
#4Atlanta Dental Assistant School
#5MDT Institute
#6Georgia Dental Educational Institute
#7Future Dental Assistants of Atlanta, LLC
#8Universal Dental Assisting Training
#9Atlanta Academy of Dental Assisting
#10Fortis Institute

Hawaii

RankSchool
#1Dental Assisting Training Center
#2Kapi'olani Community College
#3Hawaii School of Dental Arts
#4The Academy of Medical Profession
#5Hawaii Dental Assisting Academy
#6University of Hawaii Maui College
#7Penn Foster
#8OC Dental Academy
#9Borough of Manhattan Community College
#1090-Day Dental Assistant

Idaho

RankSchool
#1Idaho Dental Assisting Academy
#2Assist to Succeed
#3College of Western Idaho
#4North Idaho College
#5College of Eastern Idaho
#6North Idaho Dental Personnel
#7Carrington College
#8North Idaho College
#9Kootenai Technical Education Campus
#10College of Southern Idaho

Illinois

RankSchool
#1Chicago Dental Assistant School
#2Novera Dental Assisting Center
#3Illinois Health Careers
#4Accelerated Academy
#5North Shore Dental Assisting Academy
#6Midwestern Career College
#7Springboard Dental Institute
#8Advanced Dental Careers
#9First Institute
#10B&DA Inc. Billing and Doctor's Assisting School

Indiana

RankSchool
#1Dental Assisting School of Indianapolis
#2Indianapolis Dental Assistant School
#3Hoosier Dental Assisting School
#4Dental Office Training by Lynn
#5St. John Dental Assistant School
#6Accelerated Academy
#7Dental Careers Foundation
#8Dental Training with Jenn
#9Ross Medical Education Center
#10Evolution Training Academy

Iowa

RankSchool
#1Des Moines Area Community College
#2Hawkeye Community College
#3Iowa Western Community College
#4Northeast Iowa Community College
#5Kirkwood Community College
#6Western Iowa Tech Community College
#7Iowa Central Community College
#8The University of Iowa- College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
#9Iowa Valley Business and Community Solutions
#10Indian Hills Community College

Kansas

RankSchool
#1Flint Hill Technical College
#2Salina Tech
#3Concorde Career Colleges
#4Mid-America College of Health Sciences
#5Kansas City Kansas Community College
#6Kansas Works
#7The Accelerated Academy
#8Garden City Community College
#9Plaza Dental Assisting Academy of Kansas City
#10Johnson County Community College

Kentucky

RankSchool
#1The Medical Institute of Kentucky
#2MedQuest College
#3The Accelerated Academy
#4Kentucky Dental Academy
#5Medical Career and Technical College
#6Central Kentucky School of Dental Assisting
#7Ross Medical Education Center
#8Union Centre Institute
#9University of Louisville School of Dentistry
#10Evansville Dental Assistant School

Louisiana

RankSchool
#1Louisiana Dental Assistant School
#2Lafayette Dental Assistant School
#3Accelerated Academy
#4Baton Rouge Dental Assistant Academy
#5Ocean Pointe Dental Assisting Academy
#6Shreveport Dental Assistant School
#7Southwest Dental Assisting Academy
#8Louisiana Dental Institute
#9Academy of Acadiana
#10New Orleans Dental Assistant School

Maine

RankSchool
#1New England School of Dental Assisting
#2Northeast Collaborative School of Dental Assisting
#3The Dental Assistant School of Rockland, Inc
#4University of Maine at Augusta
#5Southern Maine Community College
#6York County Community College
#7The Academy of Medical Professions
#8Penn Foster
#9OC Dental Academy
#10Borough of Manhattan Community College

Maryland

RankSchool
#1Maryland Dental Assistant School
#2Dental Assistant School of Maryland
#3Hands-on Dental Assistant Training, LLC
#4Dental Assistant Training Schools of Maryland and Virginia
#5Fortis Institute
#6Prince George's Community College
#7Howard Community College
#8Harford Community College
#9All State Career
#10Anne Arundel Community College

Massachusetts

RankSchool
#1New England Dental Academy
#2Boston Career Institute
#3Bunker Hill Community College
#4Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
#5East Coast Dental Tech
#6Northeast Collaborative School of Dental Assisting
#7Lincoln Tech
#8Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School
#9Middlesex Community College
#10New England Teaching Institute

Michigan

RankSchool
#1MIchigan Dental Assisting School
#2Mid Michigan College
#3Dorsey College
#4Delta College
#5Dental Careers of Michigan
#6Grand Rapids Community College
#7Macomb Community College
#8Mott Community College
#9Newingham Dental Center
#10Washtenaw Community College

Minnesota

RankSchool
#1Minneapolis College
#2Minnesota West Community and Technical College
#3Hennepin Technical College
#4Minnesota North College
#5Dakota County Technical College
#6St. Cloud Technical & Community College
#7Herzing University
#8Northwest Technical College
#9Minnesota State Community and Technical College
#10Central Lakes College

Mississippi

RankSchool
#1Pearl River Community College
#2Accelerated Academy
#3Meridian Community College
#4Hinds Community College
#5Concorde Career College
#6Copiah-Lincoln Community College
#7Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
#8Mississippi State University
#9Blue Cliff College
#10Mississippi Delta Community College

Missouri

RankSchool
#1Center for Advanced Dental Assisting
#2Dental Careers Institute
#3Accelerated Academy
#4State Technical College of Missouri
#5Midwest Institute
#6Cherry Hill Dental
#7Ozarks Technical Community College
#8Dogwood Dental Assisting School
#9Apex Dental Education
#10Midwest Technical Institute

Montana

RankSchool
#1Montana State University
#2University of Montana
#3Salish Kootenai College
#4Great Falls College
#5Midlands Technical College
#6Helena College
#7Mount Diablo Adult Education
#8Dakota County Technical College
#9Penn Foster
#10OC Dental Academy

Nebraska

RankSchool
#1Southeast Community College
#2Central Community College
#3Heartland Dental Assisting
#4Union Adventist University
#5United Exchange Dental Assisting School
#6Mid-Plains Community College
#7Wayne State College
#8Lincoln Dental Assisting Academy
#9Remington College
#10University of Nebraska- Kearney

Nevada

RankSchool
#1College of Southern Nevada
#2Las Vegas Dental Assistant School
#3ATS Northern Nevada Dental Assisting School
#4Northwest Career College
#5Pima Medical Institute
#6The Accelerated Academy
#7Unity Dental Assisting
#8Carrington College
#9United Education Institute
#10Milan Institute

New Hampshire

RankSchool
#1New Hampshire Technical Institute
#2Northeast Collaborative School of Dental Assisting
#3University of New Hampshire
#4New England School of Dental Assisting
#5Borough of Manhattan Community College
#6New England Teaching Institute
#7Midlands Technical College
#8Online Dental Assisting Classes
#9Penn Foster Career School
#10New England Dental Academy

New Jersey

RankSchool
#1GS Dental Academy
#2ACI Medical & Dental School
#3True Dental Assistant School
#4Fortis Institute
#5Englewood Dental Assistant School
#6Lincoln Tech
#7American Institute
#8New Jersey Health Professionals Development Institute
#9The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistanta
#10Quality Dental School of Technology, Inc.

New Mexico

RankSchool
#1Albuquerque Dental Assistant School
#2Central New Mexico Community College
#3New Mexico State University
#4New Mexico Junior College
#5Dona Ana Community College
#6Santa Fe Community College
#7The University of New Mexico
#8Pinnacle Institute
#9New Mexico Institute of Dental Assisting
#10Pima Medical Institute

New York

RankSchool
#1Lehman College
#2NYU College of Dentistry
#3Mandl School- The College of Allied Health
#4The State University of New York
#5Borough of Manhattan Community College
#6Medical Training Institute of New York
#7Hudson Valley Community College
#8Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
#9Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine
#10Jefferson Community College

North Carolina

RankSchool
#1Charlotte Dental Assistant School
#2D.A. Academy of NC
#3Triangle School of Dental Assisting
#4Hands On Dental Assistant Training
#5NC Dental U
#6Sunrise School of Dental Assisting
#7DA. 1.5 Dental Assisting School
#8Lakeside Dental Assisting School
#9Dental Staff Institute
#10The Accelerated Academy

North Dakota

RankSchool
#1University of North Dakota
#2Dakota College at Bottineau
#3North Dakota State College of Science
#4Western Dakota Technical College
#5Dakota County Technical College
#6Mid-Plains Community College
#7Northwest Technical College
#8Bismarck State College
#9U.S. Career Institute
#10Remington College

Ohio

RankSchool
#1Columbus Academy
#2Dental Assistant Pro
#3Assist to Succeed
#4Cleveland Dental Institute
#5Stark State College
#6Lakeland Community College
#7Columbus Dental Assisting
#8Fortis Institute
#9East Ohio College
#10Maumee Valley Dental Assisting School

Oklahoma

RankSchool
#1Oklahoma City Dental Assistant School
#2Custom Dental Assisting School
#3MIO Dental Careers
#4Family Dental Center Dental Assisting
#5Tulsa Dental Assistant School
#6Dental Depot Academy of Dental Assisting
#7U.S. Career Institute
#8Dakota County Technical College
#9Penn Foster
#10Arizona State University

Oregon

RankSchool
#1Portland Community College
#2Practical Dental Assisting of Oregon
#3Pacific Northwest Dental Assisting School
#4Chemeketa Community College
#5Southern Oregon Dental Assistant Education
#6Concorde Career College
#7Lane Community College
#8Eugene Dental Assisting Program
#9Linn Benton Community College
#10Rogue Community College

Pennsylvania

RankSchool
#1Cornerstone Dental Assistant Academy
#2Lehigh Valley School of Dental Assisting
#3Contemporary Health Career Institute
#4Smile Systems School
#5Shark Dental Academy
#6Coys Dental Academy
#7HACC
#8Manor College
#9Fortis Institute
#10Harmony Dental Assisting School

Rhode Island

RankSchool
#1Community College of Rhode Island
#2Lincoln Tech
#3East Providence High School- Career and Technical Center
#4Rhode Island Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training
#5Porter and Chester Institute
#6New England Dental Academy
#7East Coast Dental Tech
#8Middlesex Community College
#9New England Teaching Institute
#10Borough of Manhattan Community College

South Carolina

RankSchool
#1Carolina Career School and Training Institute
#2Lake Wylie School of Dental Assisting
#3The Accelerated Academy
#4Springfield School of Dental Assisting
#5Capstone Career Development Center
#6Charlotte Dental Assistant School
#7Fortis Institute
#8Dental Staff Institute
#9Lakeside Dental Assisting School
#10Rock Hill Dental Assisting Academy

South Dakota

RankSchool
#1Western Dakota Technical College
#2Southeast Technical College
#3Lake Area Technical College
#4Dakota College at Bottineau
#5University of North Dakota
#6North Dakota State College of Science
#7The University of South Dakota
#8Dakota County Technical College
#9Mid-Plains Community College
#10Northwest Technical College

Tennessee

RankSchool
#1Dental Assistant School of Nashville
#2Dental Staff School of Tennessee
#3Dental Staff School
#4Competitive Edge Dental Assisting Academy, LLC
#5First Class Dental Assisting School of Nashville
#6Cumberland Academy of Dental Assisting
#7Accelerated Dental Assisting Program of Tennessee
#8The Tennessee College of Applied Technology
#9Concorde Career Colleges
#10Volunteer State Community College

Texas

RankSchool
#1Southwest University
#2Texas Academy of Dental Assisting
#3Dental Assisting School of Texas
#4Texas Dental Assisting Academy
#5Aspire Dental Assisting School
#6Houston Dental Assistant School
#7Pure Dental Assistant Academy
#8Dental Assisting School of Kyle
#9Waco Dental Assistant School
#10Advanced Dental Assistant School

Utah

RankSchool
#1Utah Valley Dental Assisting
#2Genesis Dental Assistant School
#3Dental Fundamentals
#4Redwood Dental Assisting
#5Assist to Succeed Lehi
#6Productive Dental Assisting
#7Epic Dental Academy
#8Fortis College
#9Practical Dental Assisting Utah
#10West Mountain Dental Assisting Academy

Vermont

RankSchool
#1Burlington Technical Center
#2Vermont Tech
#3Southwest Tech
#4St. Johnsbury Academy
#5Vermont State University
#6Vermont Adult Career & Technical Education Association
#7Center of Technology, Essex
#8Borough of Manhattan Community College
#9Hudson Valley Community Colleg
#10State University of New York

Virginia

RankSchool
#1Practical Dental Assisting
#2Dental Careers Foundation
#3Northern Virginia Community College
#4Today's Dentist Dental Assisting School
#5Dental Assistant Training Schools of Maryland and Virginia
#6Fortis Institute
#7ECPI University
#8Morrison Education Center
#9Centura College
#10Reynolds Community College

Washington

RankSchool
#1Tacoma Dental Assistant School
#2Washington AGD Dental Assistant School
#3Pacific Northwest Dental Assisting School
#4West Coast College of Dental Assisting
#5Lake Washington Institute of Technology
#6Edmonds College
#7Clover Park Technical College
#8Spokane Community College
#9Seattle Dental Assistant School
#10Bates Technical College

West Virginia

RankSchool
#1West Virginia Junior College
#2Parkersburg West Virginia University
#3Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College
#4Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
#5Carver Career and Technical Education Center
#6Mercer Country Technical Education Center
#7Huntington Junior College
#8Ross Medical Education Center
#9Cornerstone Dental Assistant Academy
#10Reynolds Community College

Wisconsin

RankSchool
#1St. Ambrose University
#2National Dental Academy of Wisconsin
#3Northeast WI Technical College
#4University of Wisconsin Whitewater
#5Madison Area Technical College
#6Gateway Technical College
#7Fox Valley Technical College
#8Mid-State Technical College
#9Waukesha County Technical College
#10Western Technical College

Wyoming

RankSchool
#1Western Wyoming Community College
#2Laramie County Community College
#3Casper College
#4Western Dakota Technical College
#5University of North Dakota
#6Dakota County Technical College.
#7Mid-Plains Community College
#8Academy for Dental Assisting Careers
#9University of Montana
#10Midlands Technical College

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