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

31 programs in Georgia’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $1,948 to $29,999; 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 list31

With a published cost31 of 31

With an employment figure25 of 31

Median published cost$6,415

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:31 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	$1,948tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting - Noncredit ProgramCertificate of Completion - Dental Assisting · 31-9091	Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville 31757	10 wk · 7 hrs	—	—	—	—
2	$2,628tuition + fees + supplies	ADVANCED DENTAL ASSISTING (AD21)ADVANCED DENTAL ASSISTING CERTIFICATE · 31-9091	WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGEWaco 30182	32 wk · 40 hrs	82	82%	65%	$6,168
3	$2,650tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantDental Assistant · 31-9091	Future Dental Assistants of AtlantaRoswell 30075	10 wk · 40 hrs	73	99%	97%	—
4	$3,000tuition + fees + supplies	Clinical Dental AssistantDental Assistant · 31-9091	Medical Institute of Northeast Georgia, LLCBraselton 30517	10 wk · 40 hrs	12	92%	100%	$6,240
5	$3,256tuition + fees + supplies	Basic Dental Assisting Certificate (BDA1)Basic Dental Assisting Certificate · 31-9091	WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGEWaco 30182	30 wk · 50 hrs	91	85%	56%	$3,528
6	$3,645tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting · 25-1071; 31-9091	DENTAL CAREERS INSTITUTEMarietta 30066	10 wk · 40 hrs	160	96%	89%	$6,332
7	$3,800tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting ProfessionalCertification in Radiology and Cone Beam CT Scan · 31-9091	Dental Assistant School of AtlantaKennesaw 30152	13 wk · 40 hrs	355	88%	86%	$7,164
8	$4,029tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting · 31-9091	OceanPointe Dental Assisting Academy of North GAGrayson 30017	9 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
9	$4,050tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting Certification · 31-9091	Assisting 101 LLCMarietta 30068	10 wk · 14 hrs	320	100%	67%	$10,548
10	$4,997tuition + fees + supplies	Pediatric Dental AssistingPediatric Dental Assisting · 31-9091	Atlanta Pediatric Dental Assistant SchoolMarietta 30060	9 wk · 8 hrs	—	—	—	—
11	$5,695tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting25-1071; 31-9091	Embrace AcademyGrayson 30017	20 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
12	$5,735tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting with OrthodonticsDental Assisting · 31-9091	DENTAL STAFF SCHOOL (DBA)Marietta 30062	14 wk · 40 hrs	25	84%	76%	$5,329
13	$5,750tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting Program (CDA) - Certified Dental Assistant (includes Dental Radiology Certification)Certified Dental Assistant, Dental Radiology Certificate · 31-9091	Georgia Dental Educational InstituteRiverdale 30274	12 wk · 10 hrs	28	100%	71%	—
14	$5,852tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING DIPLOMA--DA12Post secondary diploma · 31-9091	GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGELawrenceville 30046	12 wk · 40 hrs	22	100%	83%	$7,669
15	$5,895tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting · 31-9091	DenBeck Dental Academy of TuckerTucker 30084	12 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
16	$6,415tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING--DA12Diploma · 31-9091	SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGESavannah 31405	24 wk · 8 hrs	15	67%	69%	$7,640
17	$6,713tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDENTAL ASSISTING with EXPANDED DUTIES and Radiology Certificate · 25-1071; 31-9091	Atlanta Academy of Dental AssistingMarietta 30064	20 wk · 9 hrs	75	100%	100%	—
18	$7,000tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting with Radiology and Expanded Duties · 31-9091	Universal Dental AssistingDecatur 30034	12 wk · 40 hrs	73	99%	65%	$7,122
19	$7,096tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING - Diploma (DA12)Dental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	ALBANY TECHNICAL COLLEGEAlbany 31701	59 wk · 15 hrs	101	20%	80%	$6,011
20	$7,676tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING--DA12Dental Assisting Certificate · 31-9091	SOUTHERN CRESCENT TECHNICAL COLLEGEGriffin 30223	4 wk · 40 hrs	57	46%	82%	$6,926
21	$8,105tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting Diploma--DA12Lanier Technical College · 31-9091	LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGEGainesville 30507	75 wk · 15 hrs	29	69%	86%	$6,925
22	$8,415tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING- Diploma--DA12Dental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	WIREGRASS GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGEValdosta 31602	74 wk · 40 hrs	96	21%	70%	$5,457
23	$8,795tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING--DA12Diploma · 31-9091	OGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGEStatesboro 30458	30 wk · 30 hrs	82	29%	78%	$6,069
24	$9,127tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING --DA12--Dental - Diploma · 25-1071; 31-9091	ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGEAtlanta 30310	90 wk · 40 hrs	56	21%	68%	$6,115
25	$9,214tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting (DA12) DiplomaDental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGERome 30161	70 wk · 15 hrs	40	63%	81%	$5,944
26	$9,567tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING--DA12Dental Assistant · 31-9091	COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGEColumbus 31904	75 wk · 20 hrs	40	65%	94%	$7,093
27	$9,840tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING DIPLOMA--DA12DENTAL ASSISTING DIPLOMA · 31-9091	ATHENS TECHNICAL COLLEGEAthens 30601	79 wk · 40 hrs	10	60%	63%	$5,810
28	$10,051tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTING-Diploma --DA12--Dental Assisting · 31-9091	AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGEAugusta 30906	60 wk · 14 hrs	84	15%	77%	$5,460
29	$10,416tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting Diploma--DA12Dental Assisting Diloma · 31-9091	CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGEMarietta 30060	72 wk · 40 hrs	20	85%	77%	$6,388
30	$15,120tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTINGDental Assisting · 31-9091	United Medical and Business InstituteAtlanta 30349	46 wk · 40 hrs	12	83%	—	—
31	$29,999tuition + fees + supplies	DENTAL ASSISTANTCertificate · 31-9091	FORTIS COLLEGESmyrna 30080	90 wk · 40 hrs	78	64%	79%	$5,890

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,752 programs for Georgia 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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