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Dental Assistant Programs in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
12
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,500
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$16,300
of 8 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 2.4 miles, farthest 56.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 8 of 12 list one: $16,300 to $23,616, middle $19,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 8 colleges list a length: 9 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 34 to 36 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 631 dental assistant awards at the 12 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 12 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 85% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 86% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $48,500 median for dental assistants ($23.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,210 to $58,590; 5,240 employed in the metro area; California median $50,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 131 | 2.4 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $16,800 | 10 months | 14 | 4.0 |
| Concorde Career College-San BernardinoWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | $17,762 | 10 months | 139 | 6.6 |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 | 8.5 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $18,249 | 9 months | 25 | 10.9 |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 11.6 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 93 | 15.1 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 75 | 17.0 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 19.3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $23,616 | 11 months | 41 | 31.2 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $23,616 | 11 months | 38 | 32.0 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $16,300 | 11 months | 14 | 56.4 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- Los Angeles area33 programs
- San Francisco area13 programs
- San Diego area8 programs
- Fresno area5 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Jose area4 programs