500 Best Dental Assistant Schools in the U.S. for 2025

Alabama

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

Alaska

	Rank	School
	#1	University of Alaska Anchorage
	#2	University of Alaska Fairbanks
	#3	Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
	#4	Iḷisaġvik College
	#5	Charter College
	#6	Penn Foster
	#7	Arizona State University
	#8	OC Dental Academy
	#9	Borough of Manhattan Community College
	#10	90 Day Dental Assistant

Arizona

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

Arkansas

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

California

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

Colorado

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

Connecticut

	Rank	School
	#1	Professional Dental Assistant School, LLC
	#2	LABCO School of Dental Assisting
	#3	New England Teaching Institute
	#4	American Institute
	#5	Porter and Chester Institute
	#6	Penn Foster
	#7	U.S. Career Institute
	#8	Dental Assistant School of Atlanta
	#9	Borough of Manhattan Community College
	#10	90 Day Dental Assistant

Delaware

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

Florida

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

Georgia

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

Hawaii

	Rank	School
	#1	Dental Assisting Training Center
	#2	Kapi'olani Community College
	#3	Hawaii School of Dental Arts
	#4	The Academy of Medical Profession
	#5	Hawaii Dental Assisting Academy
	#6	University of Hawaii Maui College
	#7	Penn Foster
	#8	OC Dental Academy
	#9	Borough of Manhattan Community College
	#10	90-Day Dental Assistant

Idaho

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

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

Iowa

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

Kansas

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

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

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

Maine

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

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

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

Minnesota

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

Mississippi

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

Missouri

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

Montana

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

Nebraska

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

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

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

New York

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

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

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

Ohio

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

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

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

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

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

Vermont

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

Virginia

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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

Wyoming

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