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Dental assistant program at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville, TX · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (956) 554-3515 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $26,220
- LengthIPEDS
- 68 credit hours, 15 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 48
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 574 graduates
- $19,134
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $28,047
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $115 a month over 10 years
- $10,835
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- $37,560
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
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville awarded 48 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $26,220 compares with a Texas median wage of $45,430 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 AssistingTdlr · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0601 | $13,200 | Competency-based or withheld | 77.9% | 76.7% | $4,927 | 253 |
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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