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Dental Assistant Programs in Puerto Rico
Colleges and schools: 7
Programs
7
all sources
Median pay
$35,910
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
On the WIOA list
6
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Dental Assistant Programs in Puerto Rico: the figures
- Programs we list
- 7 in Puerto Rico: 7 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 1 public and 6 private; 239 dental assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 6 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $35,910 a year for dental assistants in Puerto Rico, against $48,070 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Puerto Rico: 348 programs from 37 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them dental assistant.
- WIOA results
- 6 dental assistant programs on Puerto Rico's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (6 programs report it); 65.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $3,500 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Puerto Rico metro area has a page; the largest list, San Juan, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- San Juan area7 programs · median pay $36,130
Every dental assistant program in Puerto Rico
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huertas College | Caguas | Associate | 12 |
| Humacao Community College | Humacao | Associate | 14 |
| Mech-Tech CollegeWIOA list | Caguas | Associate | 0 |
| NUC University | Bayamon | Certificate | 160 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | San Juan | Certificate | 26 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | Gurabo | Associate | 2 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | San Juan | Associate | 25 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Puerto Rico, read October 8, 2026.
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