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Dental assistant schools in Connecticut
Connecticut has 4 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Connecticut, expect to start around $38,630–$48,360 and reach a median of $56,850 with experience; the top quarter earn $59,650 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,706 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,840 employed in Connecticut. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgeportHamdenHartfordWest Hartford
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden | Hamden | for-profit | 16 | $28,863 | $9,500 | 32% | not reported |
| Porter & Chester Institute | Bridgeport | for-profit | 104 | $28,706 | $9,500 | 45% | not reported |
| American Institute-West Hartford | West Hartford | for-profit | 18 | $27,193 | $11,391 | 56% | $24,536 |
| Connecticut State Community College | Hartford | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.