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Dental assistant program at Fortis Institute-Wayne
Wayne, NJ · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $20,465
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,652
- Listed cost
- $22,117
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,015 clock hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 42
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 381 graduates
- $25,232
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $36,935
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $119 a month over 10 years
- $11,250
- 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
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Fortis Institute-Wayne awarded 42 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $20,465 compares with a New Jersey median wage of $49,390 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Assisting IDental Assisting I · In person · CIP 51.0601 | $19,235+ $201 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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