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Dental assistant schools in Kentucky
Kentucky has 5 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Kentucky, expect to start around $35,600–$42,400 and reach a median of $47,730 with experience; the top quarter earn $56,760 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,358 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,530 employed in Kentucky. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ErlangerLouisvilleOwensboroRichmond
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATA College | Louisville | for-profit | 11 | $25,948 | $12,667 | 46% | not reported |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | for-profit | 132 | $24,094 | $9,176 | 59% | $26,014 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | Erlanger | for-profit | 10 | $23,358 | $9,500 | 60% | $24,532 |
| Medical Career & Technical College | Richmond | for-profit | 15 | $22,182 | $3,374 | 56% | $34,280 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | Owensboro | for-profit | 13 | $22,121 | $9,500 | 61% | $24,616 |
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.