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Dental Assisting Schools in New Mexico
9 schools in New Mexico offer dental assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data.
Occupation pay is what working dental assisting professionals in New Mexico 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 New Mexico
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- Dental Assistants — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care and NM Dental Hygienist Committee
- Dental Hygienists — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care and NM Dental Hygienist Committee
- Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care and NM Dental Hygienist Committee
- Physician's Assistant — New Mexico Medical Board
- Anesthesiologists Assistants — New Mexico Medical Board
- Physical Therapist Assistant — New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department~Boards and Commissions Division~New Mexico Physical Therapy Board
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Gallup | public | $4,868 | 24.9% | $44,792 |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | public | $4,621 | 34% | $36,869 |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | public | $4,595 | 20.8% | $32,461 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | Las Cruces | public | $6,048 | 25.4% | $39,067 |
| San Juan College | Farmington | public | $5,769 | 38.5% | $36,513 |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | Ranchos de Taos | public | $9,165 | 31.5% | $44,792 |
| Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe | public | $11,067 | 28.6% | $38,005 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | private for-profit | $21,084 | 72.2% | $30,917 |
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | private for-profit | $49,030 | 68.2% | $36,718 |
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 New Mexico
- How much do Dental Assisting schools cost in New Mexico?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 9 dental assisting schools in New Mexico is $6,048. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- What does a dental assisting earn in New Mexico?
- Working dental assisting professionals in New Mexico earn a median of $44,400 per year, ranging from about $37,060 to $55,950 (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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