Dental Assistant Programs in the Kansas City area

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,190

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,269

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Kansas City area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Kansas City: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 6.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $18,269 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 64 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 80 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Missouri's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $48,190 median for dental assistants ($23.17 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,190 to $59,530; 2,470 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $45,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Concorde Career College-BroadwayWIOA list	Kansas City	Certificate	$18,269	9 months	24	3.0
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityWIOA list	Kansas City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	3.1
Concorde Career College-Kansas City	Kansas City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	46	6.1

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them Dental assistant.
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