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Dental Assistant Programs in the Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Programs
9
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,040
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$17,742
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Seattle area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Seattle
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 5.3 miles, farthest 23.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 9 list one: $17,742 to $19,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 9 listed programs give weeks: 22 to 55 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 186 dental assistant awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 9 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 81% of exiters employed in the second quarter (6 report it); middle completion 81% (7 report it)
- Pay here
- $62,040 median for dental assistants ($29.83 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,900 to $72,060; 7,100 employed in the metro area; Washington median $58,090 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Seattle first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-RentonWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | $17,742 | 8 months | 33 | 5.3 |
| Renton Technical CollegeWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 | 6.7 |
| Seattle Central CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 8.7 |
| Pima Medical Institute-SeattleWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 14.4 |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Kirkland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 16.4 |
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 17.5 |
| UEI College-TacomaWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 54 | 21.0 |
| Edmonds CollegeWIOA list | Lynnwood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 22.5 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 23.3 |
- 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 60 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill