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2025 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in California

6 Colleges in California
3,642 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in dental assisting/assistant, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #330 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,642 degrees in dental assisting/assistant annually.

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Choosing a Great Dental Assisting/Assistant School

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in California The dental assisting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dental Assisting/Assistant rankings. We derive our Best Overall Dental Assisting/Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dental Assisting

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Dental Assisting/Assistant in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental assisting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Dental Assisting

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
135 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Carrington College, Sacramento is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 135 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Carrington College, Sacramento in the most recent data year.

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Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In CA
55.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Sacramento City College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Sacramento City is a large public college located in the city of Sacramento. This college ranks 93rd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 9 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Sacramento City in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Cerritos College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Cerritos College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Norwalk. A Best Colleges rank of #540 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cerritos College is a great college overall.

There were about 26 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Cerritos College in the most recent data year.

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Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat Allan Hancock College if you want to pursue a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Maria, Allan Hancock College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #307 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Allan Hancock College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 27 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Allan Hancock College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA
35 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Moreno Valley, Moreno Valley College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 146th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 35 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Moreno Valley College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
93 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Jose, Western Career College-San Jose is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 93 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Western Career College-San Jose in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 76
Nevada 354 7
Alaska 167 9

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One of 3 majors within the Dental Support Services area of study, Dental Assisting/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dental Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 819
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 35
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 1

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