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Dental hygiene programs in Mississippi

3 dental hygiene programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Dental hygienists check patients for signs of gum and mouth disease and give preventive care such as cleanings. Most have an associate degree in dental hygiene, some a bachelor's, and every state requires a license, in most states a degree from an accredited program and passed written and clinical exams.1 In every state, the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination counts fully or partly toward the written exam needed for a license.2

In Mississippi, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 3 are the same kind of program: dental hygiene (associate degree).

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How much do dental hygiene programs cost in Mississippi?

$6,100 to $10,320

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

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
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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 hygiene programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental hygiene programs in Mississippi?

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

All 3 dental hygiene programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Dental hygiene (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Hygiene

    Northeast Mississippi Community College

    Booneville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Mississippi Community College, BoonevilleDental hygiene (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,100

    17 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Dental Hygiene at Northeast Mississippi Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,197
    Length
    60 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,700
    Students counted
    99
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,100
    students trained with WIOA funding
    17

  • Dental hygiene (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Hygiene

    Pearl River Community College

    Hattiesburg

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pearl River Community College, HattiesburgDental hygiene (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,500
    Price if you pay yourself$10,320

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Dental Hygiene at Pearl River Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,872
    Length
    64 weeks, 48 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    74
    Earned a year, estimated
    $43,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,320
    students trained with WIOA funding
    16

  • Dental hygiene (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Hygiene

    Mississippi Delta Community College

    Moorhead

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Delta Community College, MoorheadDental hygiene (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,900
    Price if you pay yourself$9,495

    18 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Dental Hygiene at Mississippi Delta Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,218
    Length
    68 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,610
    Students counted
    47
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,495
    students trained with WIOA funding
    18

How to pay for dental hygiene programs in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for dental hygiene 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 hygiene 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.78

GI Bill for dental hygiene programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

Dental hygiene programs in Tupelo, Hattiesburg and other Mississippi cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Mississippi

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

Where the Mississippi dental hygiene program numbers come from

Which Mississippi dental hygiene programs are on this list?

These are the dental hygiene 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).10 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 hygiene 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 hygiene programs in Mississippi

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Hygienists
  2. Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations: National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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