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Dental assistant schools in Nevada
Nevada has 9 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Nevada, expect to start around $36,870–$37,760 and reach a median of $47,110 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,450 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Nevada). Graduates of these Nevada programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,319 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Nevada
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,230 employed in Nevada. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Nevada, ranked by what their graduates earned
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | for-profit | 18 | $24,908 | $8,508 | 57% | $27,603 |
| Milan Institute-Sparks | Sparks | for-profit | 13 | $23,848 | $8,919 | 62% | $25,731 |
| Northwest Career College | Las Vegas | for-profit | 112 | $23,552 | $9,139 | 68% | $24,702 |
| Carrington College-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | for-profit | 28 | $23,087 | $8,789 | 59% | $47,617 |
| United Education Institute-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | for-profit | 59 | $21,803 | $9,500 | 53% | $36,709 |
| Milan Institute-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | for-profit | 4 | $21,530 | $8,386 | 58% | $26,375 |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | Reno | Public | 47 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nevada Career Institute | Las Vegas | for-profit | 23 | not reported | $9,500 | 55% | $44,982 |
| College of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.