Dental Assistant Programs in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$58,580

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$500

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Sacramento 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 Sacramento: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.2 miles, farthest 64.4 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $500 to $26,792, middle $19,900 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 3 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 301 dental assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $58,580 median for dental assistants ($28.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,830 to $70,630; 3,100 employed in the metro area; California median $50,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Juan Adult School - Sunrise TechWIOA list	Citrus Heights	WIOA list only	$500	Not reported		9.2
Carrington College-Sacramento	Sacramento	Certificate	$26,792	15 months	161	15.2
UEI College-Sacramento	Sacramento	Certificate	$19,900	9 months	99	21.1
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	27	21.6
Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	64.4

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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