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Dental Assistant Programs in the San Juan area
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metro area
Programs
7
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$36,130
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Dental Assistant Programs in the San Juan area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from San Juan
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.8 miles, farthest 16.6 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 84 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 239 dental assistant awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 7 on Puerto Rico's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $36,130 median for dental assistants ($17.37 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $24,390 to $57,200; 2,260 employed in the metro area; Puerto Rico median $35,910 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to San Juan first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huertas College | Caguas | Associate | 12 | 3.8 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | Gurabo | Associate | 2 | 3.9 |
| Mech-Tech CollegeWIOA list | Caguas | Associate | 0 | 4.1 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | San Juan | Certificate | 26 | 6.9 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | San Juan | Associate | 25 | 7.8 |
| NUC University | Bayamon | Certificate | 160 | 11.1 |
| Humacao Community College | Humacao | Associate | 14 | 16.6 |
- 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, San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Puerto Rico: 348 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill