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Dental assistant programs in Mississippi

7 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Mississippi has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Dental assistants care for patients, take x-rays, keep records and schedule appointments. Many programs take about a year and lead to a certificate or diploma, and some states require you to graduate from an accredited program and pass an exam.1

In Mississippi, all 7 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 7 are the same kind of program: dental assistant.

See the 7 programs

How much do dental assistant programs cost in Mississippi?

$1,678 to $11,482 is what most dental assistant programs in Mississippi cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $515 to $15,340

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
6 in 10 of Mississippi's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
14 to 36 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Mississippi may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in Mississippi?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 7 dental assistant programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Delta Technical College

    Ridgeland

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta Technical College, RidgelandDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,900
    Price if you pay yourself$15,340

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Delta Technical College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,223
    Length
    35 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    202
    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,340
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Delta Technical College

    Horn Lake

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta Technical College, Horn LakeDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$17,900
    Price if you pay yourself$15,340
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Delta Technical College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,466
    Length
    35 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    167
    Earned a year, estimated
    $17,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,340

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide

    Perkinston

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide, PerkinstonDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$515
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $515

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Northeast Mississippi Community College

    Booneville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Mississippi Community College, BoonevilleDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$555
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Northeast Mississippi Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $280
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $555

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Access Training Incorporated

    Jackson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Access Training Incorporated, JacksonDental assistantIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,800
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Access Training Incorporated
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    13 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,800

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College, WessonDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,995

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Hinds Community College - Nursing and Allied Health Center

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Nursing and Allied Health Center, JacksonDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,625
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Hinds Community College - Nursing and Allied Health Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $780
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,625

How to pay for dental assistant programs in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Mississippi

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for dental assistant programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for dental assistant programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Dental assistant programs in Mississippi

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
5th of 32
dental assistant programs here, against the typical state's 12
7 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the dental assistant programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Dental assistant programs in Jackson, Memphis, Gulfport and other Mississippi cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Mississippi

How dental assistant programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Mississippi

Where the Mississippi dental assisting program numbers come from

Which Mississippi dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs Mississippi approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Mississippi offers.

How the prices and results of Mississippi dental assisting programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Mississippi figures?

We leave out the share who finished for Mississippi: 6 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Mississippi

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List