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Dental Assistant Programs in New Jersey
New Jersey has 14 dental assistant programs in our files: 14 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
14
all sources
Median pay
$49,390
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
Middle program cost
$19,495
9 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
3
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Every dental assistant program in New Jersey
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Career Institute | Eatontown | Certificate | $13,342 | 5 months | 63 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Certificate | $19,495 | 11 months | 29 |
| American Institute-Clifton | CLIFTON | Certificate | $19,495 | 11 months | 42 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | Certificate | $19,495 | 11 months | 15 |
| American Institute-Toms River | Toms River | Certificate | $19,495 | 11 months | 19 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Certificate | $10,574 | 8 months | 5 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville | Certificate | $20,663 | 12 months | 21 |
| Fortis Institute-WayneWIOA list | Wayne | Certificate | $20,465 | 12 months | 42 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | Certificate | $20,840 | 10 months | 55 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in New Jersey
- WIOA in New Jersey: 569 programs from 116 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for New Jersey yet. What Workforce Pell covers.