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Dental assistant program at Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA · Private for-profit 2-year · (425) 228-9600 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $17,742
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,043
- Listed cost
- $18,785
- LengthIPEDS
- 30 credit hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 33
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 876 graduates
- $27,301
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $36,384
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $90 a month over 10 years
- $8,508
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- $62,040
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
Pima Medical Institute-Renton awarded 33 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $17,742 compares with a Washington median wage of $58,090 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Washington'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 AssistantCertificate · In person · CIP 51.0601 | $12,680+ $630 books | 32 weeks, 23 hours a week | 71.4% | 93.9% | $8,811 | 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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