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Dental assistant schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 20 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: AshevilleCharlotteFayettevilleGoldsboroGrahamJacksonvilleJamestownMorgantonRaleighSalisburySanfordSpindaleThomasvilleTroyWilkesboroWilmingtonWinston-SalemWinterville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 22 | $35,788 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public | 22 | $34,732 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public | 25 | $32,244 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | Public | 27 | $29,996 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public | 17 | $29,802 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public | 22 | $29,079 | $10,500 | 31% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Raleigh | for-profit | 15 | $25,622 | $24,778 | 79% | $28,171 |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | Wilmington | for-profit | 12 | $25,622 | $24,778 | not reported | not reported |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public | 26 | $24,205 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | Public | 24 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 56% | 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.