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Dental Assistant Programs in the Louisville/Jefferson County area

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (Indiana, Kentucky)

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,100

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,680

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Louisville/Jefferson County area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Louisville/Jefferson County: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 7.1 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $15,680 to $15,970 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 11 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 40 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 134 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Indiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,100 median for dental assistants ($23.61 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,900 to $62,760; 1,500 employed in the metro area; Kentucky median $47,730 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
ATA CollegeWIOA list	Louisville, KY	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	3.5
MedQuest College	Louisville, KY	Certificate	$15,680	11 months	100	3.6
Caris College	Jeffersonville, IN	Certificate	$15,970	11 months	22	7.1

WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 16 of them Dental assistant.
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