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Dental assistant program at Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, NC · Public 2-year · (828) 448-3500 · School website

On North Carolina's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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: 10
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $30,218
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $33,673
Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: $48,720

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

Western Piedmont Community College awarded 10 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 6 we list.

On North Carolina's WIOA eligible training list

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

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Dental Assisting - D45240	$3,744	48	67.7%	93.1%	$7,258

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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