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Dental-assistant programs in Illinois on the federal training list, by published cost
41 programs in Illinois’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $1 to $16,797; 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 | $1 | Dental Assistant | I-IMPACT | 24 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $1 | Clinical Dental Assitant | Chicago State University | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $1 | Clinical Dental Assistant (Voucher Included) | Chicago State University | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1 | Dental Assistant | Morton College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1 | Dental Assisting | Danville Area Community College | 26 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $1 | Orthodontic Technician | Illinois Health Careers | 10 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1 | Dental Assistant | Joliet Junior College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $1 | Clinical Dental Assistant (Vouchers Included) | Lewis University | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1 | Admi. Dental Assistant | B&DA Inc. | 12 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1 | Clinical Dental Assistant | B&DA Inc. | 14 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $3 | Dental Assistant | Illinois Health Careers | 12 wk · 2 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $4 | Dental Assistants | North Shore Dental Assisting Academy | 10 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $4 | Dental Assistant | Kishwaukee College | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $4 | Online Dental Assisting | Harper College | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $6 | Dental Assisting Assistant | Northeastern Illinois University | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $6 | Clinical Dental Assistant | Triton College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $6 | Dental Assistant | Rockford Career College | 44 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $6 | Dental Assistant | Lincoln Land Community College | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $8 | Clinical Dental Assisting VS | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 34 | — | 68% | $7,094 |
| 20 | $8 | Dental Office Aide BVS | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $8 | Dental Assistant | College Of DuPage | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $8 | Dental Assisting | Triton College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $9 | Dental Assisting Program | Moraine Valley Community College | 9 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $9 | Dental Assistant | Northwest Suburban College | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $10 | Dental Assisting | Midwest Technical Institute | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $10 | Dental Assisting (MTG 818) | Joliet Junior College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $10 | Dental Assisting Training Program | Springboard Dental | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $11 | Dental Assisting | John A. Logan Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 9 | — | 67% | $10,890 |
| 29 | $11 | Dental Assisting-Degree | Kaskaskia College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 11 | — | 92% | $7,498 |
| 30 | $11 | Dental Assisting - Certificate | Kaskaskia College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | 11 | — | 92% | $7,498 |
| 31 | $11 | Dental Assisting Program | Midwestern Career College | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $11 | Dental Assistant | National College of Health | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $11 | Dental Assisting | First Institute | 50 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $11 | Dental Assisting Technologie School of dental assisting | Dental Assisting Technology | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $11 | Dental Assisting | Illinois Valley Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $11 | Basic Dental Office Management Certificate | Illinois Valley Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $11 | Medical Assistant and Dental Assistant | B&DA Inc. | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $12 | Pre-clinical Dental Assisting | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $15 | Dental Assisting CP | Lewis and Clark Community College | 32 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | — | 70% | $4,568 |
| 40 | $4,000 | Dental Assistant | Dental Assisting Technologies | 12 wk · 8 hrs | 32 | 100% | 91% | $7,636 |
| 41 | $16,797 | Dental Assisting | Midwest Technical Institute | 35 wk · 22 hrs | 151 | 78% | 85% | $6,813 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,236 programs for Illinois 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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