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Dental assistant program at National Career College
Panorama City, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (818) 988-2300 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $16,500
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,017
- Listed cost
- $18,517
- LengthIPEDS
- 40 credit hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 15
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 37 graduates
- $19,958
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $41,517
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $102 a month over 10 years
- $9,611
- 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
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
National Career College awarded 15 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,500 compares with a California median wage of $50,110 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On California's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental AssistantAn Industry recognized skills certificate · In person · CIP 51.0601 | $16,500+ $2,139 books | 40 weeks, 29 hours a week | 81% | 55.2% | $9,100 | 63 |
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).
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