Dental Assisting programs in California
133 dental assisting programs at 97 California schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (61 programs), the state median is $31,959 one year after completion, 11% below the national median of $35,858. Median borrower debt is $9,500.
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$31,959median 1-yr earnings
$9,500median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 22 | $89,046 | – | – |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 23 | $82,504 | $30,500 | $347 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego | San Diego, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 24 | $81,139 | $30,500 | $347 |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 33 | $81,096 | – | – |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 27 | $78,598 | – | – |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 20 | $78,432 | – | – |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 22 | $78,272 | $35,661 | $405 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | Visalia, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 25 | $75,764 | $20,000 | $227 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 55 | $75,764 | $20,000 | $227 |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 77 | $75,208 | $28,875 | $328 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 118 | $75,208 | $28,875 | $328 |
| Unitek College | Fremont, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 55 | $39,720 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 20 | $37,838 | – | – |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus | Pleasant Hill, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 46 | $36,505 | $11,509 | $131 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus | San Leandro, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 76 | $36,505 | $11,509 | $131 |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 83 | $36,505 | $11,509 | $131 |
| Carrington College-Stockton | Stockton, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 60 | $36,505 | $11,509 | $131 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 123 | $36,505 | $11,509 | $131 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program | Chico, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 14 | $35,893 | – | – |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 7 | $35,127 | – | – |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 25 | $34,704 | $7,868 | $89 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia | Visalia, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 24 | $33,044 | $8,919 | $101 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 20 | $33,040 | $9,500 | $108 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 31 | $33,040 | $9,500 | $108 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 19 | $33,040 | $9,500 | $108 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 105 | $32,907 | $9,500 | $108 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 54 | $32,907 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | San Marcos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 32 | $32,195 | $9,389 | $107 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | Chula Vista, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 42 | $32,195 | $9,389 | $107 |
| Blake Austin College | Vacaville, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 25 | $32,135 | $9,156 | $104 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | Visalia, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 56 | $31,959 | $9,500 | $108 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 40 | $31,959 | $9,500 | $108 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 29 | $31,959 | $9,500 | $108 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 64 | $31,959 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 93 | $31,373 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego | San Diego, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 123 | $31,308 | $9,500 | $108 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 53 | $31,184 | $9,439 | $107 |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 10 | $30,880 | $4,400 | $50 |
| Milan Institute-Merced | Merced, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 13 | $30,566 | $8,919 | $101 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 18 | $30,172 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 45 | $29,585 | $9,500 | $108 |
| National Career College | Panorama City, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 24 | $29,556 | $6,908 | $79 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 6 | $28,452 | – | – |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 169 | $28,369 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 97 | $28,194 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 126 | $28,194 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 108 | $28,194 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 77 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 109 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 98 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park | Huntington Park, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 121 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 75 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 86 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Stockton | Stockton, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 94 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 101 | $28,012 | $9,500 | $108 |
| North-West College-West Covina | West Covina, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 37 | $27,935 | $9,500 | $108 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 8 | $27,935 | $9,500 | $108 |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 65 | $27,568 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Glendale Career College | Glendale, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | $27,475 | $9,499 | $108 |
| UEI College-Fresno | Fresno, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 131 | $24,687 | $9,500 | $108 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 99 | $24,687 | $9,500 | $108 |
| College of Alameda | Alameda, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Alameda | Alameda, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 18 | not reported | – | – |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Chabot College | Hayward, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Chabot College | Hayward, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 18 | not reported | – | – |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Citrus College | Glendora, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Citrus College | Glendora, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Cypress College | Cypress, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 155 | not reported | – | – |
| Cypress College | Cypress, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 31 | not reported | – | – |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Fresno City College | Fresno, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Fresno City College | Fresno, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Reedley College | Reedley, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| Reedley College | Reedley, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Marin | Kentfield, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| College of Marin | Kentfield, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 37 | not reported | – | – |
| Palomar College | San Marcos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Palomar College | San Marcos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| San Jose City College | San Jose, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 32 | not reported | – | – |
| San Jose City College | San Jose, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Shasta College | Redding, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Taft College | Taft, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 137 | not reported | – | – |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Coast College | Salinas, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD | Concord, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education | La Puente, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Central California School of Continuing Education | San Luis Obispo, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Riverside, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| CBD College | Los Angeles, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| PCI College | Cerritos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Stellar Career College | Modesto, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate degree | 36 | not reported | – | – |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education | Riverside, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 23 | not reported | $5,500 | $63 |
| California Career Institute | Anaheim, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| ABC Adult School | Cerritos, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College | Antioch, CA | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 11 | 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 California?
By reported one-year earnings, Santa Rosa Junior College leads at $89,046 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many dental assisting programs are in California?
The Scorecard lists 133 certificate or associate programs in this field at 97 schools in California.