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

10 programs in Iowa’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $10,163 to $18,302; 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 list10

With a published cost10 of 10

With an employment figure9 of 10

Median published cost$13,892

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:10 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	$10,163tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City 51102	32 wk · 29 hrs	237	69%	80%	$9,030
2	$11,313tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting DiplomaDental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo 50701	40 wk · 30 hrs	—	—	—	—
3	$11,606tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant - DiplomaDental Assistant Diploma · 25-1071; 31-9091	Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs 51501	40 wk · 27 hrs	72	39%	74%	$7,145
4	$12,390tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant DiplomaDental Assistant Diploma · 31-9091	Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny 50023	42 wk · 25 hrs	155	65%	93%	$8,255
5	$12,554tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesDavenport 52801	48 wk · 16 hrs	101	72%	88%	$6,712
6	$13,892tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification as Iowa Registered Dental AssistantDental Assistant - Diploma · 31-9091	Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs 51502	40 wk · 27 hrs	27	81%	43%	$7,572
7	$14,121tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting *DENTAL.DPDental Assisting Diploma · 25-1071; 29-1292; 31-9091	Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar 52132	44 wk · 35 hrs	76	91%	84%	$7,603
8	$15,524tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting, DiplomaDental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa 52501	48 wk · 12 hrs	92	92%	77%	$5,414
9	$15,639tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assisting (MVDNT) CIP: 510601.0100 ITSO: 03.02.11.03Dental Assisting Diploma · 31-9091	Iowa Valley Community College DistrictMarshalltown 50158	48 wk · 15 hrs	48	75%	67%	$8,554
10	$18,302tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDental Assisting Associate of Applied Science Degree · 31-9091	Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids 52404	64 wk · 20 hrs	297	54%	89%	$8,529

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,103 programs for Iowa 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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