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2025 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,606 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded
A degree in dental assisting/assistant is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #330 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,606 degrees in dental assisting/assistant annually.

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Choosing a Great Dental Assisting/Assistant School

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of dental assisting/assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dental assisting/assistant schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Dental Assisting/Assistant 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 the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Dental Assisting/Assistant in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of dental assisting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Dental Assisting

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Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

Every student pursuing a degree in dental assisting/assistant needs to check out Broward College. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #291 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 29 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
42 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Wallace State Community College, Hanceville if you want to pursue a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the rural area of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 20th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 42 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Wallace State, Hanceville in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AL
31 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in dental assisting/assistant needs to look into John C Calhoun State Community College. Located in the small city of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #843 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Calhoun Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 31 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Calhoun Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in dental assisting/assistant needs to look into Indian River State College. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #639 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Indian River State College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 11 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Indian River State College in the most recent data year.

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
48 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECPI University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 48 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at ECPI University in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
31 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 14th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 31 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Chattanooga State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MS
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Poplarville. This college ranks 15th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 12 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Pearl River Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 19th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 20 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Alabama Community College in the most recent data year.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
152 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Concorde Career College - Memphis is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large city of Memphis.

There were about 152 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Concorde Career College - Memphis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
5.9% Growth in Graduates

MMC Raleigh is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Raleigh.

There were about 17 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at MMC Raleigh in the most recent data year.

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Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best dental assisting/assistant colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 22
North Carolina 710 28
Georgia 690 42
Virginia 630 74
Tennessee 624 38
Mississippi 501 18
Alabama 500 54
West Virginia 410 26

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Dental Assisting/Assistant is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 2,150
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 104
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 24

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