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Dental assistant program at Fortis Institute
Houston, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (713) 332-0062 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $20,723
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,441
- Listed cost
- $22,164
- LengthIPEDS
- 60 credit hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 15
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 81 graduates
- $19,835
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $31,643
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $138 a month over 10 years
- $13,000
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $43,730
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About this program
Fortis Institute awarded 15 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $20,723 compares with a Texas median wage of $45,430 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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