Dental Assistant Programs in the San Jose area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$74,600

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$26,792

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the San Jose area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Jose: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 0.7 miles, farthest 10.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 4 list one: $26,792 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 32 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 216 dental assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $74,600 median for dental assistants ($35.86 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $55,670 to $81,710; 2,870 employed in the metro area; California median $50,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Jose City College	San Jose	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	36	0.7
Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsWIOA list	San Jose	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	22	3.2
Carrington College-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$26,792	15 months	137	10.1
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	10.9

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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