Dental Assistant Programs in the Portland area

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$59,890

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,468

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Portland area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Portland: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 4.0 miles, farthest 9.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $18,468 to $20,736 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 34 to 36 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 147 dental assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 4 on Oregon's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $59,890 median for dental assistants ($28.79 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,290 to $76,040; 4,120 employed in the metro area; Oregon median $59,490 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Portland Community CollegeWIOA list	Portland	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	32	4.0
Concorde Career College-Portland	Portland	Certificate	$18,468	9 months	60	5.0
Carrington College-PortlandWIOA list	Portland	Certificate	$20,736	8 months	43	5.3
Clackamas Community College	Oregon City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	9.9

WIOA in Oregon: 291 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them Dental assistant.
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