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Dental Assistant Programs in the Tampa area
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
Programs
10
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,890
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,500
of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Tampa area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Tampa
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 4.4 miles, farthest 30.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 10 list one: $2,500 to $18,513, middle $4,210 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 9 to 56 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 175 dental assistant awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 10 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 78% of exiters employed in the second quarter (6 report it); middle completion 73% (7 report it)
- Pay here
- $46,890 median for dental assistants ($22.54 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,620 to $57,920; 3,560 employed in the metro area; Florida median $47,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Tampa first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career Institute-TampaWIOA list | Tampa | Certificate | $18,513 | 9 months | 85 | 4.4 |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | Certificate | $4,450 | 13 months | 24 | 7.2 |
| Hillsborough Community College | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 8.0 |
| DATS of Florida, Inc.WIOA list | Tampa | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | 10.1 | |
| Ultimate Medical AcademyWIOA list | Clearwater | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 14.6 |
| Academy for Dental AssistantsWIOA list | Saint Petersburg | WIOA list only | $2,695 | Not reported | 17.2 | |
| Suncoast Career AcademyWIOA list | Brandon | WIOA list only | $4,210 | Not reported | 17.3 | |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 19.0 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 19.1 |
| ATA Career EducationWIOA list | Spring Hill | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 30.5 |
- 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, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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
- Orlando area7 programs
- Jacksonville area4 programs