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Dental Assistant Programs in the Milwaukee area
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,140
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$15,133
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Milwaukee area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Milwaukee
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 9.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 3 list one: $15,133 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 64 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 65 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 on Wisconsin's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $47,140 median for dental assistants ($22.66 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,700 to $58,430; 2,400 employed in the metro area; Wisconsin median $47,520 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Milwaukee first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Career College | Milwaukee | Certificate | $15,133 | 8 months | 8 | 1.5 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Milwaukee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 | 7.9 |
| Waukesha County Technical CollegeWIOA list | Pewaukee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 9.2 |
- 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, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Wisconsin: 2,131 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 18 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill