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Dental assistant program at American Institute-Clifton
Clifton, NJ · Private for-profit 2-year · (973) 340-9500 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $19,495
- LengthIPEDS
- 36 credit hours, 11 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 42
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 104 graduates
- $25,355
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $37,077
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $121 a month over 10 years
- $11,391
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- $48,430
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About this program
American Institute-Clifton awarded 42 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $19,495 compares with a New Jersey median wage of $49,390 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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