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Dental Assistant Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
33
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,900
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,890
of 21 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 33 programs: 29 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 7 within 10 miles; nearest 3.1 miles, farthest 49.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 21 of 33 list one: $1,890 to $21,500, middle $17,483 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 17 colleges list a length: 8 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 15 listed programs give weeks: 8 to 260 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,225 dental assistant awards at the 27 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 15 of 33 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 57% of exiters employed in the second quarter (11 report it); middle completion 81% (13 report it)
- Pay here
- $46,900 median for dental assistants ($22.55 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,050 to $58,900; 21,090 employed in the metro area; California median $50,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Dental AcademyWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | 3.1 | |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 6.8 |
| Downey Adult School | Downey | Certificate | $4,999 | 10 months | 29 | 7.8 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 7.9 |
| UEI College-Huntington ParkWIOA list | Huntington Park | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 119 | 8.0 |
| North-West College-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 8.9 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 | 10.0 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount | Certificate | $16,504 | 11 months | 4 | 10.2 |
| ABC Adult SchoolWIOA list | Cerritos | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 10.7 |
| PCI CollegeWIOA list | Cerritos | Certificate | $13,715 | 9 months | 0 | 10.8 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 72 | 11.2 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Certificate | $20,290 | 10 months | 107 | 11.6 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | Certificate | $18,249 | 9 months | 8 | 12.1 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 14.1 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $20,290 | 10 months | 63 | 14.4 |
| UEI College-GardenaWIOA list | Gardena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 82 | 14.5 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 14.6 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 15.5 |
| North Orange County Regional Occupational ProgramWIOA list | Anaheim | WIOA list only | $3,950 | Not reported | 15.7 | |
| West Los Angeles CollegeWIOA list | Culver City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 146 | 16.7 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 84 | 18.2 |
| California Career Institute | Anaheim | Certificate | $17,097 | 8 months | 0 | 19.1 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $18,249 | 9 months | 13 | 19.9 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden GroveWIOA list | Garden Grove | Certificate | $18,757 | 10 months | 65 | 20.0 |
| Concorde Career College-North HollywoodWIOA list | North Hollywood | Certificate | $17,483 | 10 months | 27 | 20.5 |
| Venice Skills Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Venice | WIOA list only | $1,890 | Not reported | 21.0 | |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Certificate | $18,249 | 9 months | 7 | 22.9 |
| National Career CollegeWIOA list | Panorama City | Certificate | $16,500 | 9 months | 15 | 23.9 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 83 | 27.2 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 27.3 |
| High Desert Medical CollegeWIOA list | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 121 | 44.6 |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | Certificate | $12,528 | 9 months | 20 | 44.8 |
| Hesperia Unified School District - Hesperia Adult SchoolWIOA list | Hesperia | WIOA list only | $6,250 | Not reported | 49.9 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 69 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- San Francisco area13 programs
- Riverside area12 programs
- San Diego area8 programs
- Fresno area5 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Jose area4 programs