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Dental assistant schools in Georgia
Georgia has 18 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Georgia, expect to start around $36,410–$40,270 and reach a median of $46,840 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,960 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $24,861 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,540 employed in Georgia. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAthensAtlantaAugustaColumbusGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleMariettaMorrowRomeSavannahSmyrnaStatesboroStone MountainValdostaWacoWarner Robins
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 7 | $28,035 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 12 | $27,788 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 41 | $26,613 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 2 | $25,093 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Smyrna | Smyrna | for-profit | 46 | $24,949 | $13,000 | 59% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 14 | $24,861 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 23 | $23,622 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 12 | $22,767 | $5,123 | 42% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | for-profit | 185 | $20,468 | $9,500 | 51% | $41,199 |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 76 | $19,055 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | for-profit | 67 | $15,458 | $9,500 | 56% | $38,109 |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not 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.