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
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
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.
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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
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.
More information about a degree in dental assisting/assistant from Carrington College, Sacramento
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.
More information about a degree in dental assisting/assistant from Sacramento City College
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.
More information about a degree in dental assisting/assistant from Cerritos College
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.
More information about a degree in dental assisting/assistant from Allan Hancock College
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.
More information about a degree in dental assisting/assistant from Moreno Valley College
