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Dental assistant schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 23 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $38,040–$45,620 and reach a median of $47,930 with experience; the top quarter earn $56,840 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,718 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,080 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AbingtonAkronAltoonaBala CynwydBryn MawrErieEssingtonHarrisburgHorshamJenkintownLebanonPittsburghPleasant GapScrantonSpringfieldWashingtonWhitehallWillow StreetWyomissingYorkYoungwood
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor College | Jenkintown | non-profit college | 8 | $48,357 | $15,375 | not reported | not reported |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr | non-profit career college | 3 | $47,521 | $19,915 | 44% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton | for-profit career college | 6 | $33,414 | $24,166 | 46% | not reported |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg | Public community college | 20 | $28,928 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona | Public technical college | 21 | $28,718 | not reported | 69% | $22,232 |
| All-State Career School | Essington | for-profit career school | 46 | $28,146 | $13,000 | 54% | $23,923 |
| YTI Career Institute-York | York | for-profit career college | 28 | $26,266 | $9,500 | 45% | $20,585 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute | Wyomissing | for-profit career college | 16 | $25,622 | $24,778 | 76% | $26,793 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street | Public technical college | 1 | $25,372 | not reported | 91% | $22,146 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | for-profit career college | 22 | $22,409 | $10,403 | 64% | $23,028 |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Institute of Medical Careers | Pittsburgh | for-profit career college | 7 | not reported | $12,757 | 77% | $26,575 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York | Public technical college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $17,765 |
| Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School | Lebanon | Public technical college | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology | Pleasant Gap | Public technical college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 95% | $15,817 |
| Aspire Dental Assistant Academy, LLC | Springfield | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Cornerstone Dental Assistant Academy, LLC | Washington | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Dental Assistant Academy | Bala Cynwyd | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Harmony Dental Assisting School, LLC | Akron | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Lehigh Valley School of Dental Assisting, Inc. | Whitehall | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| NEPA Dental Assisting School | Scranton | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Shark Dental Academy | Abington | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| SmileSystem School of Dental Assisting | Horsham | 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.