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Dental assistant program at American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (949) 783-4800 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $20,290
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $920
- Listed cost
- $21,210
- LengthIPEDS
- 55 credit hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 107
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 202 graduates
- $24,783
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $34,535
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $90 a month over 10 years
- $8,444
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- $46,900
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About this program
American Career College-Los Angeles awarded 107 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $20,290 compares with a California median wage of $50,110 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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