Dental-assistant programs in Alabama on the federal training list, by published cost

9 programs in Alabama’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $1,175 to $13,250; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.

Read this first. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

Programs on the list9

With a published cost9 of 9

With an employment figure4 of 9

Median published cost$2,149

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:9 rows

#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$1,175tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant non-creditDental Assistant · 31-9091	Bevill State Community CollegeSumiton 35148	15 wk · 6 hrs	37	100%	—	—
2	$1,599tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantDental Assistant · 31-9091	Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham 35215	11 wk · 4 hrs	262	94%	8%	$6,017
3	$2,050tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantCertificate of Completion · 31-9091	George C. Wallace Community CollegeDothan 36303	competency-based	42	86%	21%	$5,278
4	$2,050tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting - CertificateAcademic Certificate for Dental Assistant · 31-9091	George C Wallace Community College - DothanDothan 36303	20 wk · 6 hrs	45	91%	80%	$6,213
5	$2,149tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting with Clinical Externshipcertificate · 31-9091	Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa 35405	12 wk · 7 hrs	37	100%	14%	$5,458
6	$11,180tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting Degree ProgramEye Care Assistant · 31-9091	Calhoun Community CollegeTanner 35671	competency-based	38	79%	—	—
7	$11,533tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting CertificateDental Assisting Certificate · 31-9091	Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham 35221	85 wk · 49 hrs	42	79%	—	—
8	$13,118tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingAssociate of Applied Science Degree Dental Assisting · 31-9091	Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery 36108	104 wk · 50 hrs	90	46%	—	—
9	$13,250tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting - AASDental Assisting -AAS · 31-9091	Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette 36507	competency-based	31	81%	—	—

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (449 programs for Alabama in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.

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