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Dental assistant program at Career Care Institute
Lancaster, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (661) 942-6204 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $12,528
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,022
- Listed cost
- $13,550
- LengthIPEDS
- 720 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 20
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 36 graduates
- $28,017
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $38,673
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $79 a month over 10 years
- $7,424
- 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
Career Care Institute awarded 20 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $12,528 compares with a California median wage of $50,110 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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