Dental Assisting programs in Texas
66 dental assisting programs at 52 Texas schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (38 programs), the state median is $31,174 one year after completion, 13% below the national median of $35,858. Median borrower debt is $9,500.
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$31,174median 1-yr earnings
$9,500median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 34 | $96,312 | $32,500 | $369 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 25 | $84,882 | – | – |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 22 | $82,129 | $25,250 | $287 |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 14 | $75,830 | $12,963 | $147 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 16 | $71,153 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 14 | $70,954 | – | – |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 30 | $70,059 | $12,116 | $138 |
| Concorde Career College-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 30 | $69,077 | $25,250 | $287 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 26 | $65,299 | $8,750 | $99 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 24 | $59,497 | – | – |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | – | $59,460 | $29,000 | $330 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 22 | $59,292 | $7,896 | $90 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 31 | $50,070 | $15,000 | $170 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 67 | $33,867 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 24 | $32,195 | $9,389 | $107 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 41 | $32,195 | $9,389 | $107 |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | El Paso, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 72 | $32,195 | $9,389 | $107 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 48 | $31,781 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 33 | $31,781 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | $30,566 | $8,919 | $101 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo | Amarillo, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 10 | $30,172 | $5,500 | $63 |
| PCI Health Training Center | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 35 | $30,065 | $8,586 | $98 |
| Concorde Career College-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 109 | $29,601 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 114 | $29,438 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | $27,053 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 15 | $27,053 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 15 | $27,053 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Fortis Institute | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 15 | $25,746 | $13,000 | $148 |
| College of Health Care Professions | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 42 | $25,647 | $9,453 | $107 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 111 | $25,647 | $9,453 | $107 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | McAllen, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 87 | $25,647 | $9,453 | $107 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 59 | $25,647 | $9,453 | $107 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 50 | $25,647 | $9,453 | $107 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 53 | $25,647 | $9,453 | $107 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | McAllen, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 62 | $24,760 | $11,408 | $130 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | Weslaco, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 51 | $24,760 | $11,408 | $130 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 27 | $24,760 | $11,408 | $130 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 60 | $24,760 | $11,408 | $130 |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 34 | not reported | $13,121 | $149 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 43 | not reported | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Navarro College | Corsicana, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| San Antonio College | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| San Antonio College | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Temple College | Temple, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 18 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 29 | not reported | $19,500 | $222 |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest College for the Deaf | Big Spring, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 31 | not reported | $25,250 | $287 |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving, TX | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying dental assisting program in Texas?
By reported one-year earnings, Pima Medical Institute-Houston leads at $96,312 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many dental assisting programs are in Texas?
The Scorecard lists 66 certificate or associate programs in this field at 52 schools in Texas.