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Dental Assisting Schools in Tennessee
20 schools in Tennessee offer dental assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 6 registered apprenticeship programs in Tennessee train dental assisting apprentices — see apprenticeships.
Occupation pay is what working dental assisting professionals in Tennessee 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 Tennessee
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- DENTAL ASSISTANTS — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- DENTAL HYGIENISTS — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANT — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | public | $4,270 | 35.5% | $39,407 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | public | $5,283 | 28% | $37,598 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | public | $6,631 | 75.3% | $40,869 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | public | $7,802 | 27.2% | $41,150 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | public | $6,864 | 37.3% | $34,553 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | public | $9,698 | 66.5% | $38,514 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | public | $14,780 | 75.5% | $36,829 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | public | $15,816 | 70.5% | $38,955 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | public | $14,315 | 47.2% | $31,192 |
| South College | Knoxville | private for-profit | $17,858 | 44.1% | $36,642 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $20,012 | 70.8% | $37,235 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | private for-profit | $12,321 | 49.4% | $22,652 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | Johnson City | private for-profit | $19,832 | 56.4% | $33,079 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | private for-profit | $15,107 | 54% | $24,977 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | Knoxville | private for-profit | $20,277 | 73% | $30,072 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $23,958 | 54.4% | $31,102 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $24,563 | 68.2% | $31,599 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | private nonprofit | $26,572 | 45.8% | $31,349 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | private nonprofit | $29,098 | 63.3% | $31,349 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $33,625 | 66.4% | $25,954 |
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 Tennessee
- How much do Dental Assisting schools cost in Tennessee?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 20 dental assisting schools in Tennessee is $15,462. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Can you get paid to train as a dental assisting in Tennessee?
- Yes — Tennessee has 6 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the dental assisting apprenticeships page for the current list.
- What does a dental assisting earn in Tennessee?
- Working dental assisting professionals in Tennessee earn a median of $46,720 per year, ranging from about $37,810 to $61,260 (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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