Dental-assistant programs in Tennessee on the federal training list, by published cost

34 programs in Tennessee’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $182 to $32,280; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.

Read this first. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

Programs on the list34

With a published cost34 of 34

With an employment figure26 of 34

Median published cost$5,113

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:34 rows

#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$182tuition + fees + supplies	Monitoring Nitrous Oxide - Continuing Education CourseNitrous Oxide Monitoring · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOLKnoxville 37919	1 wk · 6 hrs	372	98%	81%	$6,653
2	$250tuition + fees + supplies	Sealant Certification - Continuing Education CourseSealant Certification · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOLKnoxville 37919	3 wk · 6 hrs	39	100%	78%	$8,131
3	$348tuition + fees + supplies	Coronal Polishing - Continuing Education CourseCertification · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOLKnoxville 37919	1 wk · 14 hrs	179	100%	84%	$7,403
4	$1,384tuition + fees + supplies	Basic Dental AssistingBasic Dental Assistant Certificate · 31-9091	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT PULASKI (EAST COLPulaski 38478	44 wk · 6 hrs	45	78%	81%	$6,493
5	$2,995tuition + fees + supplies	Clinical Dental Assistant (Vouchers Included)Anatomy, Morphology and Physiology (AMP) · 31-9091	MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYMurfreesboro 37132	52 wk · 6 hrs	—	—	—	—
6	$2,995tuition + fees + supplies	CLINICAL DENTAL ASSISTANTOccupational Skills Certificate · 31-9091	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYNashville 37209	52 wk · 6 hrs	—	—	—	—
7	$3,695tuition + fees + supplies	Certified Dental Assistant- Continuing EducationDental Assisting National Board's (DANB) Radiation Health and Safety (RHS) certification exam the Infection Control Exam (ICE) - the RHS is a required certification in many states. · 31-9091	DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEDyersburg 38024	15 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
8	$3,872tuition + fees + supplies	REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANTRegistered Dental Assistant · 31-9091	WSCC Morristown CampusMorristown 37813	28 wk · 40 hrs	176	90%	14%	$5,907
9	$4,197tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGDental Assistant · 25-1071; 31-9091	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT NASHVILLENashville 37209	32 wk · 40 hrs	78	87%	90%	$7,631
10	$4,200tuition + fees + supplies	Accelerated Dental Assisting Program of TennesseeRegistered Dental Assistant · 31-9091	Accelerated Dental Assisting Program of TennesseeLa Vergne 37086	10 wk · 12 hrs	—	—	—	—
11	$4,392tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGCertificate · 31-9091	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT DICKSONDickson 37055	29 wk · 30 hrs	46	96%	93%	$6,406
12	$4,739tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting TechnologyDenta; Assistant · 31-9091	Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern 38059	29 wk · 30 hrs	41	71%	72%	$6,786
13	$4,764tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGDENTAL ASSISTING · 31-9091	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MEMPHISMemphis 38105	35 wk · 30 hrs	15	93%	60%	$8,075
14	$4,884tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGDental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT KNOXVILLEKnoxville 37919	20 wk · 40 hrs	72	69%	83%	$6,384
15	$4,977tuition + fees + supplies	Dental radiology certificationCertificate of Dental radiology · 31-9091	Dental Assistant School of NashvilleBrentwood 37027	13 wk · 11 hrs	—	—	—	—
16	$5,000tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantRegistered Dental Assistant · 31-9091	Complete Dental Care Educational CenterJackson 38301	4 wk · 40 hrs	184	97%	90%	$6,324
17	$5,035tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting - With RadiologyDental Assisting License · 31-9091	Dental Staff SchoolKnoxville 37919	6 wk · 40 hrs	90	92%	—	—
18	$5,113tuition + fees + supplies	Revive Dental Assisting ProgramRegistered Dental Assistant · 31-9091	Revive Dental Assisting ProgramChattanooga 37404	12 wk · 16 hrs	4	75%	—	—
19	$5,149tuition + fees + supplies	TN Professional Training Institute - REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAININGCertificate · 31-9091	TN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTEMurfreesboro 37130	3 wk · 40 hrs	285	98%	83%	$6,819
20	$5,400tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantDental Assistant with Radiology · 31-9091	Competitive Edge Dental Assisting Academy, LLC-LebanonLebanon 37087	8 wk · 15 hrs	—	—	—	—
21	$5,495tuition + fees + supplies	Registered Dental Assisting w/RadiologyRegistered Dental Assistant Certificate with Radiology · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOL OF TENNESSEEBrentwood 37027	10 wk · 19 hrs	729	93%	88%	$6,949
22	$5,500tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant with radiologyDental Assistant with Radiology · 31-9091	Competitive Edge Dental Assisting Academy LLCKingston 37763	8 wk · 15 hrs	130	92%	85%	$6,584
23	$5,535tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING 101RDA · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOLKnoxville 37919	10 wk · 40 hrs	530	96%	82%	$7,003
24	$6,100tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant with RadiologyDental Assistant with Radiology · 31-9091	Competitive Edge Dental Assisting Academy, LLCChattanooga 37421	8 wk · 15 hrs	25	100%	100%	$6,947
25	$6,325tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting 101 with RadiologyRegistered Dental Assistant · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOLKnoxville 37919	26 wk · 40 hrs	52	88%	85%	$6,670
26	$8,950tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING - TECHNICAL CERTIFICATETechnical Certificate · 25-1071; 31-9091	VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEGallatin 37066	15 wk · 45 hrs	6	67%	92%	$6,338
27	$10,533tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING CERTIFICATEDental Assisting Certificate · 31-9091	NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBlountville 37617	40 wk · 44 hrs	12	67%	92%	$6,644
28	$14,982tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGAssociate of Applied Science Degree, Dental Assisting · 31-9091	NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBlountville 37617	80 wk · 40 hrs	51	31%	83%	$6,321
29	$15,084tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGRegistered Dental Assistant · 31-9091	CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEChattanooga 37406	15 wk · 35 hrs	19	37%	82%	$5,680
30	$16,440tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantCertificate · 31-9091	Genesis Career College of CookevilleCookeville 38501	36 wk · 20 hrs	58	83%	83%	$5,547
31	$16,685tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGDiploma · 31-9091	REMINGTON COLLEGE'S NASHVILLE CAMPUSNashville 37214	32 wk · 20 hrs	235	71%	84%	$6,575
32	$18,489tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTANTDiploma · 31-9091	CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGEMemphis 38137	32 wk · 50 hrs	533	51%	82%	$5,835
33	$27,920tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDiploma - Dental Assisting · 31-9091	MILLER-MOTTE COLLEGE CHATTANOOGAChattanooga 37421	60 wk · 18 hrs	62	50%	87%	$4,388
34	$32,280tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTANT A.A.S. DegreeA.A.S. · 31-9091	CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGEMemphis 38137	72 wk · 50 hrs	14	79%	71%	$6,313

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,765 programs for Tennessee in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.

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