Dental Assistant Programs in the Fresno area

Fresno, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$50,040

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,100

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Fresno area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Fresno: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.9 miles, farthest 17.4 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $5,100 to $23,616, middle $19,900 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 36 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 203 dental assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 73% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 100% (3 report it)
Pay here: $50,040 median for dental assistants ($24.06 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,160 to $60,190; 1,360 employed in the metro area; California median $50,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Fresno City College	Fresno	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	8.9
UEI College-FresnoWIOA list	Fresno	Certificate	$19,900	9 months	108	9.2
San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno	Fresno	Certificate	$23,616	11 months	53	11.5
Reedley CollegeWIOA list	Reedley	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	29	13.0
Kingsburg School of Dental AssistingWIOA list	Kingsburg	WIOA list only	$5,100	Not reported		17.4

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 69 of them Dental assistant.
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