Dental Assistant Programs in the Providence area

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (Massachusetts, Rhode Island)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,460

dental assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$7,300

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Dental Assistant Programs in the Providence area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Providence: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 7.6 miles, farthest 16.1 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $7,300 to $20,426 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 10 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 33 to 50 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 54 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Rhode Island's or Massachusetts's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,460 median for dental assistants ($23.78 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,700 to $60,510; 1,650 employed in the metro area; Rhode Island median $50,150 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnWIOA list	Lincoln, RI	Certificate	$20,426	10 months	29	7.6
Community College of Rhode Island	Warwick, RI	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	13.9
Southeastern Technical InstituteWIOA list	South Easton, MA	Certificate	$7,300	10 months	13	16.1

WIOA in Rhode Island: 77 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them Dental assistant.
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