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Dental assistant schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 46 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in North Carolina, expect to start around $38,240–$47,680 and reach a median of $50,380 with experience; the top quarter earn $57,720 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,802 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 11,450 employed in North Carolina. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AberdeenAshevilleChapel HillCharlotteConcordDenverFayettevilleGastoniaGoldsboroGrahamGreensboroHuntersvilleJacksonvilleJamestownKannapolisLelandMooresvilleMorgantonPleasant GardenRaleighSalisburySanfordSpindaleThomasvilleTroyWilkesboroWilmingtonWinston-SalemWinterville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public technical college | 22 | $35,788 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public community college | 22 | $34,732 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public technical college | 25 | $32,244 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | Public community college | 27 | $29,996 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public community college | 17 | $29,802 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public technical college | 22 | $29,079 | $10,500 | 31% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Raleigh | for-profit career college | 15 | $25,622 | $24,778 | 79% | $28,171 |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | Wilmington | for-profit college | 12 | $25,622 | $24,778 | not reported | not reported |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public technical college | 26 | $24,205 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | Public community college | 22 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public community college | 16 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public technical college | 16 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public community college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public community college | 10 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public community college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | Public community college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Amazing Grace Dental Assisting Academy of Gastonia | Gastonia | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Arch Dental Assistant School | Charlotte | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Asheville Dental Assistant School | Asheville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Charlotte Dental Assistant School | Charlotte | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Coastal Dental Assisting Academy | Leland | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Da 1.5 Dental Assisting School | Winston-Salem | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Dental Assistant Training Centers | Chapel Hill | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Dental Assisting Preparatory Academy | Charlotte | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Edudent School of Dental Assisting | Greensboro | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Elevate Dental Assisting School | Denver | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Hands On Dental Assistant Training | Greensboro | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Jacksonville Dental Assistant School | Jacksonville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Kannapolis Dental Assisting Academy | Kannapolis | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Lakeside Dental Assisting School | Denver | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| National Institute of Dental Assisting – Wilmington | Wilmington | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Piedmont Dental Assistants | Pleasant Garden | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Raleigh Dental Assistant School | Raleigh | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Royal Dental Assistant Academy – Gastonia | Gastonia | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Royal Dental Assistant Academy – Lake Norman | Mooresville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Sandhills Dental Career Center | Aberdeen | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Summit Dental Assisting Academy | Concord | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Sunrise School of Dental Assisting – Fayetteville | Fayetteville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Sunrise School of Dental Assisting – Greensboro | Greensboro | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Sunrise School of Dental Assisting – Raleigh | Raleigh | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| The Dental Assisting Institute at Huntersville | Huntersville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Triangle School of Dental Assisting | Raleigh | 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.