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Dental-assistant programs in Florida on the federal training list, by published cost
52 programs in Florida’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $950 to $21,778; 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.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $950 | DENTAL ASSISTING EXPANDED FUNCTIONS (PART 2) | Lake Sumter State College - Cont Educ-CSCF | 3 wk · 48 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $2,750 | DENTAL ASSISTANT WITH EXPANDED FUNCTION | Greater Orlando Dental Assisting School-Is-CSCF | 13 wk · 12 hrs | 129 | 88% | 81% | $7,011 |
| 3 | $2,950 | DENTAL ASSISTING (PART 1) | Lake Sumter State College - Cont Educ-CSCF | 14 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $3,075 | Dental Assistant Expanded Duties | DATS of Florida, Inc. | 9 wk · 8 hrs | 19 | 95% | 71% | $7,693 |
| 5 | $3,175 | Entry-Level Dental Assistant | DATS of Florida, Inc. - Fort Myers | 11 wk · 14 hrs | 71 | 92% | 85% | $6,915 |
| 6 | $3,195 | DENTAL ASSISTANT-CLINICAL (CDA) ED2GO | University of Central Florida-Cont Educ-CSCF | 26 wk · 28 hrs | 9 | 44% | — | — |
| 7 | $3,250 | Dental Assistant Program | Academy for Dental Assistants | 12 wk · 40 hrs | 290 | 73% | 4% | $4,246 |
| 8 | $3,548 | Dental Assisting | Indian River State College-Cs | 16 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $3,752 | DENTAL ASSISTANT | Dental Assisting Academy of Central Florida, LLC-Is-CSCF | 8 wk · 17 hrs | 7 | 57% | 100% | $6,834 |
| 10 | $4,210 | Entry-level Dental Assistant | Suncoast Career Academy | 20 wk · 8 hrs | 102 | 94% | 80% | $7,803 |
| 11 | $4,500 | Expanded Function Dental Assistant | The University Of West Florida-Un | 16 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $4,564 | Dental Assisting | Traviss Technical College | 38 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $4,565 | Dental Assisting-C | Pasco Hernando State College-Cs | 14 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $4,590 | Dental Assisting | Miami Dade County Public Schools All-Vs | 72 wk · 17 hrs | 50 | 32% | — | — |
| 15 | $5,000 | ENTRY LEVEL DENTAL ASSISTING | L J Dental Assisting School LLC - CSCF | 12 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $5,075 | ENTRY LEVEL DENTAL ASSISTING WITH EXPANDED FUNCTIONS | AAA School Of Dental Assisting-CSCF | 12 wk · 16 hrs | 319 | 86% | 84% | $7,131 |
| 17 | $5,187 | Dental Assisting-C | Maynard A. Traviss Career Center-Vs | 38 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $5,211 | Dental Assisting Technology & Management | Atlantic Technical College-Vs | 52 wk · 23 hrs | 42 | 74% | 95% | $7,414 |
| 19 | $5,429 | Entry Level Dental Assisting with Expanded Duties | Dental Assisting Institute - Orlando | 13 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $5,696 | Dental Assisting Technology | Charlotte Technical College | 52 wk · 24 hrs | 48 | 77% | 98% | $9,090 |
| 21 | $5,900 | Dental Assisting Technology and Management | Eastern Florida State College | 42 wk · 30 hrs | 15 | 67% | 80% | $7,310 |
| 22 | $6,161 | Dental Assisting | Pinellas Technical College | 56 wk · 25 hrs | 12 | 83% | — | — |
| 23 | $6,176 | Dental Assisting | Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un | 56 wk · 22 hrs | 15 | 67% | — | — |
| 24 | $6,232 | Dental Assisting | Lorenzo Walker Technical College | 49 wk · 25 hrs | 33 | 85% | 60% | $8,516 |
| 25 | $6,346 | Dental Assisting (C) | Gulf Coast State College-Cs | 50 wk · 25 hrs | 14 | 100% | 86% | $7,641 |
| 26 | $6,531 | Dental Assisting | First Coast Technical College | 40 wk · 30 hrs | 12 | 75% | — | — |
| 27 | $6,539 | DENTAL ASSISTING TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | Orange Technical College - East Campus-CSCF | 41 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $6,603 | DENTAL ASSISTING TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT | Orange Technical College - Main Campus/Avalon-CSCF | 40 wk · 30 hrs | 13 | 92% | 92% | $9,557 |
| 29 | $7,000 | DENTAL ASSISTANT | Concorde Career Institute-Orlando-CSCF | 32 wk · 25 hrs | 148 | 51% | 82% | $6,873 |
| 30 | $7,000 | Entry Level Expanded Functions Dental Assisting* | DENTRILOGY ACADEMY, LLC | 4 wk · 36 hrs | 192 | 96% | 43% | $6,846 |
| 31 | $7,281 | Dental Assisting Technology & Management | Manatee Technical College-Vs | 31 wk · 39 hrs | 49 | 82% | 92% | $9,128 |
| 32 | $7,288 | Dental Assisting | Cape Coral Technical College | 41 wk · 30 hrs | 74 | 86% | 91% | $8,343 |
| 33 | $7,500 | Dental Assistant w-Expanded Functions | Evara Health Institute | 38 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $8,148 | DENTAL ASSISTING | Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF | 42 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $8,854 | Dental Assisting-C | Broward College-Cs | 38 wk · 32 hrs | 131 | 47% | 82% | $8,774 |
| 36 | $9,285 | Entry-Level Dental Assisting | Institute of Medical & Dental Technology FL | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 123 | 80% | 82% | $7,642 |
| 37 | $11,363 | Dental Assisting Technology and Management | Indian River State College-Cs | 52 wk · 40 hrs | 8 | 75% | 82% | $7,100 |
| 38 | $12,000 | Entry Level Expanded Functions & Entry Level Dental Front Office Administration | DENTRILOGY ACADEMY, LLC | 9 wk · 40 hrs | 12 | 92% | 55% | $8,622 |
| 39 | $13,500 | Entry Level Expanded Functions Dental Assisting & Entry Level Dental Front Office Administration Combo Program* | DENTRILOGY ACADEMY, LLC | 16 wk · 22 hrs | 13 | 69% | 90% | $9,213 |
| 40 | $15,000 | Dental Assistant With Expanded Functions-Cd4 | Ultimate Medical Academy-Is | 36 wk · 20 hrs | 72 | 71% | 16% | $6,240 |
| 41 | $15,000 | Dental Assistant With Expanded Functions | Ultimate Medical Academy | 48 wk · 15 hrs | 28 | 75% | — | — |
| 42 | $16,109 | Dental Assistant | Meridian College-Is | 23 wk · 39 hrs | 19 | 79% | 89% | $7,879 |
| 43 | $17,599 | Dental Assistant | Concorde Career Institute-Tampa (Polk) | 32 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $17,752 | Dental Assisting | Ata Career Education-Is | 40 wk · 27 hrs | 106 | 58% | 84% | $6,720 |
| 45 | $18,011 | DENTAL ASSISTANT | CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE | 32 wk · 32 hrs | 279 | 60% | 81% | $5,976 |
| 46 | $18,968 | Dental Assistant | Fortis Institute - Pensacola-Is | 48 wk · 22 hrs | 123 | 61% | 64% | $6,615 |
| 47 | $19,094 | Dental Assisting | Fortis College | 48 wk · 21 hrs | 44 | 75% | 64% | $7,062 |
| 48 | $19,558 | Dental Assistant | Concorde Career Institute-Miramar | 32 wk · 25 hrs | 203 | 62% | 79% | $6,386 |
| 49 | $19,715 | Dental Assistant-Cd4 | Concorde Career Institute- Orlando (Polk) | 30 wk · 27 hrs | 109 | 90% | 88% | $7,928 |
| 50 | $19,892 | Dental Assistant | CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE (Jacksonville) | 32 wk · 32 hrs | 87 | 74% | — | — |
| 51 | $19,948 | Dental Assistant-Cd4 | Concorde Career Institute - Tampa-Is | 32 wk · 25 hrs | 297 | 52% | 80% | $6,400 |
| 52 | $21,778 | Dental Assisting | Fortis Institute - Port St.Lucie -Is | 48 wk · 22 hrs | 71 | 65% | 79% | $5,973 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,654 programs for Florida 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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