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Dental Assisting Schools in Alabama
10 schools in Alabama offer dental assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data.
Occupation pay is what working dental assisting professionals in Alabama earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Official license records related to dental assisting in Alabama
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- Licensed Dental Hygienist — Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
- Licensed Shampoo Assistant — Alabama State Board of Cosmetology & Barbering
- Licensed Orthotist Assistant — Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotist
- Licensed Prosthetist Assistant — Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotist
- Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant — Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
- Licensed Prosthetist/Orthotist Assistant — Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotist
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson State Community College | Birmingham | public | $6,275 | 24% | $31,701 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College | Tanner | public | $7,660 | 29.9% | $38,192 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | Montgomery | public | $8,325 | 39.5% | $32,183 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | public | $13,170 | 44.4% | $39,842 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | public | $13,644 | 24.1% | $34,894 |
| Fortis College-Dothan | Dothan | private for-profit | $18,730 | 58.4% | $32,754 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville | Huntsville | private for-profit | $19,201 | 55.1% | $30,060 |
| Fortis College | Mobile | private for-profit | $19,074 | 46.9% | $26,652 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Montgomery | private for-profit | $21,006 | 42.5% | $26,652 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | private for-profit | $25,946 | 53.3% | $32,886 |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not dental assisting graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Dental Assisting school in Alabama
- How much do Dental Assisting schools cost in Alabama?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 10 dental assisting schools in Alabama is $16,187. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- What does a dental assisting earn in Alabama?
- Working dental assisting professionals in Alabama earn a median of $39,080 per year, ranging from about $30,840 to $51,400 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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