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Dental assistant program at North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, ND · Public 2-year · (701) 671-2403 · School website

On North Dakota's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
16
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$33,673
Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, North Dakota
$57,770

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

North Dakota State College of Science awarded 16 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 7 career program of 14 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)51.0601 Dental Assisting/Assistant3Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0601 Dental Assisting/Assistant13Not reportedNot reported

On North Dakota's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Dental AssistantAAS Degree · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0601$17,74142 weeks, 27 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

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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