Dental Assistant Programs in the Philadelphia area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,570

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,980

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Philadelphia: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.8 miles, farthest 17.6 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 7 list one: $4,980 to $20,723, middle $19,495 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 12 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 150 dental assistant awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 7 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,570 median for dental assistants ($23.83 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,040 to $69,250; 6,510 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $47,930 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
American Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill, NJ	Certificate	$19,495	11 months	29	4.8
Manor College	Jenkintown, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	6.8
Harcum College	Bryn Mawr, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	8	12.8
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton, NJ	Certificate	$10,574	8 months	5	13.5
Camden County College	Blackwood, NJ	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	30	14.4
All-State Career School	Essington, PA	Certificate	$20,723	12 months	63	14.8
Oceanpointe Dental Assisting Academy of Philadelphia LLCWIOA list	Newtown, PA	WIOA list only	$4,980	Not reported		17.6

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Dental assistant.
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