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Dental assistant program at Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education
Riverside, CA · Public less-than-2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $16,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $701
- Listed cost
- $17,501
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,001 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 14
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 52 graduates
- $25,244
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $25,352
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- $48,500
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
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education awarded 14 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,800 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 Assisting RDA EligibleRda · In person · CIP 51.0601 | $15,999+ $801 books | 34 weeks, 30 hours a week | 85.6% | 84.5% | $5,440 | 111 |
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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