Dental Assistant Programs in the Reading area

Reading, PA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,160

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$34,500

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Reading area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Reading: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.9 miles, farthest 2.3 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $34,500 to $34,540 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 18 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 70 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 8 dental assistant awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $47,160 median for dental assistants ($22.67 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,150 to $61,520; 370 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $47,930 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute	Wyomissing	Associate	$34,540	18 months	8	0.9
Stvt-aai Education INC Dba BerksWIOA list	Reading	WIOA list only	$34,500	Not reported		1.4
Berks Career & Technology Center	Leesport	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	2.3

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Dental assistant.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill