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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, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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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
Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later
Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
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

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

Choosing an area filters the list below.

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

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta Technical College, Ridgeland · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,900
    Price if you pay yourself$15,340
    More details about Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate at Delta Technical College
    Finished
    58%
    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
    a year, estimated
    $20,900
    price
    $15,340

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Delta Technical College

    Horn Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta Technical College, Horn Lake · Dental assistant · In 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
    55%
    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
    a year, estimated
    $17,900
    price
    $15,340

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide

    Perkinston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide, Perkinston · Dental assistant · In 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $515

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Northeast Mississippi Community College

    Booneville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville · Dental assistant · In 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $555

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Access Training Incorporated

    Jackson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Access Training Incorporated, Jackson · Dental assistant · In 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,800

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Wesson · Dental assistant · In 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,995

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting Technology - Certificate

    Hinds Community College - Nursing and Allied Health Center

    Jackson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Nursing and Allied Health Center, Jackson · Dental assistant · In 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $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 WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

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.56

GI Bill for dental assistant programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

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

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

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).

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).8 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 Mississippi dental assisting program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some dental assisting programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Mississippi

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. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. 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