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Dental Assistant Programs in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
16
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,860
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,075
of 8 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 16 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Miami
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 4.5 miles, farthest 43.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 8 of 16 list one: $3,075 to $21,210, middle $12,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 16 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 38 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 221 dental assistant awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 16 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 82% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 91% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $47,860 median for dental assistants ($23.01 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,720 to $58,880; 9,180 employed in the metro area; Florida median $47,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Miami first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward CollegeWIOA list | Fort Lauderdale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 | 4.5 |
| Florida Career College - Pembroke Pines-IsWIOA list | Pembroke Pines | WIOA list only | $15,000 | Not reported | 5.2 | |
| Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes-IsWIOA list | Lauderdale Lakes | WIOA list only | $21,210 | Not reported | 5.5 | |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy | Hallandale Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 9.3 |
| Atlantic Technical College | Coconut Creek | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 9.8 |
| Concorde Career Institute-MiramarWIOA list | Miramar | Certificate | $18,139 | 9 months | 35 | 9.9 |
| AAA School of Dental AssistingWIOA list | Pompano Beach | WIOA list only | $5,075 | Not reported | 10.1 | |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 13.8 |
| Florida National University-Main Campus | Hialeah | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 | 17.9 |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | Hialeah | Certificate | $9,650 | 11 months | 42 | 18.5 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 21.2 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 22.4 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 36.2 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | $4,561 | 16 months | 9 | 36.4 |
| Dats Of Florida, Inc. - West Palm Beach-IsWIOA list | West Palm Beach | WIOA list only | $3,075 | Not reported | 43.3 | |
| Dentrilogy Academy, LLCWIOA list | West Palm Beach | WIOA list only | $12,000 | Not reported | 43.3 |
- 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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 47 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Tampa area10 programs
- Orlando area7 programs
- Jacksonville area4 programs