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Dental Assistant Programs in the Orlando area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area
Programs
7
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,480
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,752
of 6 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Orlando area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Orlando
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 19.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 6 of 7 list one: $3,752 to $18,296, middle $5,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 8 to 42 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 115 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 7 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 83% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 86% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $46,480 median for dental assistants ($22.35 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,520 to $58,650; 3,260 employed in the metro area; Florida median $47,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Orlando first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Technical CollegeWIOA list | Orlando | Certificate | $4,747 | 12 months | 12 | 1.5 |
| Concorde Career Institute-OrlandoWIOA list | Orlando | Certificate | $18,296 | 9 months | 91 | 2.2 |
| Orange Technical College-East CampusWIOA list | Winter Park | Certificate | $5,091 | 11 months | 0 | 4.7 |
| Greater Orlando Dental Assisting School-Is-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $3,800 | Not reported | 4.8 | |
| Dental Assisting Academy of Central Florida, LLC-Is-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $3,752 | Not reported | 8.7 | |
| Osceola Technical CollegeWIOA list | Kissimmee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 16.4 |
| AAA School Of Dental Assisting-CSCFWIOA list | Sanford | WIOA list only | $5,000 | Not reported | 19.0 |
- 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, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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
- Miami area16 programs
- Tampa area10 programs
- Jacksonville area4 programs