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Dental assistant schools in Colorado
Colorado has 28 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Colorado, expect to start around $38,500–$45,520 and reach a median of $48,340 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,340 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,651 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,360 employed in Colorado. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ArvadaAuroraColorado SpringsDenverEagleFort CollinsGrand JunctionGreeleyGreenwood VillageLakewoodLongmontPuebloThorntonTrinidadWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public technical college | 18 | $31,297 | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | for-profit career college | 9 | $28,991 | $9,877 | 86% | $37,025 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public technical college | 38 | $26,552 | not reported | 76% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Aurora | for-profit college | 95 | $25,850 | $8,871 | not reported | $22,697 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Aurora | for-profit career college | 26 | $25,452 | $8,192 | 72% | $27,677 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | for-profit career college | 56 | $24,908 | $8,508 | 73% | $26,476 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | for-profit career college | 26 | $24,908 | $8,508 | 68% | $31,319 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | for-profit career college | 18 | $21,873 | $8,581 | 63% | $25,537 |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public college | 20 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public college | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Public college | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Academy for Dental Assisting Careers - Arvada | Arvada | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Academy for Dental Assisting Careers - Greeley | Greeley | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Academy for Dental Assisting Careers - Longmont | Longmont | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| All Hands Dental Assisting School | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| American Institute of Dental Assisting | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| B.O.B Dental Assisting Academy LLC | Pueblo | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado Academy for Dental Assistants | Greeley | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado Dental Assisting School - Aurora | Aurora | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado Dental Assisting School- Thornton | Thornton | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado Springs Dental Assistant School | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Dental Careers of Colorado, LLC | Lakewood | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Denver Dental Assistant School - Denver Tech Center | Greenwood Village | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Denver Dental Assistant School - Lakewood | Lakewood | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Denver Dental Assistant School - Westminster | Westminster | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Grand Junction Dental Assistant School | Grand Junction | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Southern Colorado Dental Academy | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Vail Valley Dental Assisting School | Eagle | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.