Dental Assistant Programs in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$48,120

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,830

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from St. Louis: none within 10 miles; nearest 18.6 miles, farthest 43.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $15,830 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 62 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $48,120 median for dental assistants ($23.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,780 to $60,530; 2,990 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $45,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Lewis and Clark Community College	Godfrey, IL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	25	18.6
Midwest Institute	Earth City, MO	Certificate	$15,830	8 months	17	27.7
Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list	Centralia, IL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	43.2

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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