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

26 programs in Minnesota’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $2,330 to $39,745; 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 list26

With a published cost26 of 26

With an employment figure23 of 26

Median published cost$10,173

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:26 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	$2,330tuition + fees + supplies	Dental Assistant Expanded FunctionsSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester 55904	30 wk · 13 hrs	30	60%	80%	$9,616
2	$7,165tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minnesota North CollegeHibbing 55746	60 wk · 40 hrs	18	89%	89%	$9,596
3	$7,420tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount 55068	60 wk · 40 hrs	113	90%	92%	$10,146
4	$7,861tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Central Lakes CollegeBrainerd 56401	60 wk · 45 hrs	85	86%	92%	$7,910
5	$8,138tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis 55403	60 wk · 48 hrs	199	44%	79%	$6,021
6	$8,423tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester 55904	60 wk · 47 hrs	30	60%	80%	$9,616
7	$8,426tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls 56537	60 wk · 48 hrs	92	77%	23%	$6,825
8	$8,430tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park 55445	60 wk · 49 hrs	227	67%	91%	$10,132
9	$8,463tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake 55110	60 wk · 48 hrs	225	92%	84%	$10,439
10	$8,546tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji 56601	60 wk · 45 hrs	50	66%	78%	$6,592
11	$9,041tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls 56241	60 wk · 48 hrs	44	77%	70%	$6,291
12	$9,202tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeSt. Cloud 56303	60 wk · 50 hrs	—	—	—	—
13	$9,203tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 25-1071; 31-9091	South Central CollegeNorth Mankato 56003	60 wk · 50 hrs	14	86%	93%	$9,941
14	$10,173tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis 55403	120 wk · 50 hrs	—	—	—	—
15	$10,322tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park 55445	120 wk · 50 hrs	203	48%	83%	$9,749
16	$10,418tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeSt. Cloud 56303	120 wk · 50 hrs	119	87%	89%	$10,140
17	$10,481tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Central Lakes CollegeBrainerd 56401	120 wk · 50 hrs	54	96%	91%	$8,179
18	$10,748tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minnesota North CollegeHibbing 55746	120 wk · 50 hrs	—	—	—	—
19	$11,060tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls 56537	120 wk · 50 hrs	126	61%	30%	$6,747
20	$11,129tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount 55068	120 wk · 50 hrs	131	36%	86%	$9,619
21	$11,284tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake 55110	120 wk · 50 hrs	291	78%	82%	$10,022
22	$11,301tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls 56241	120 wk · 50 hrs	39	49%	62%	$5,710
23	$11,394tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji 56601	120 wk · 50 hrs	48	56%	75%	$7,006
24	$11,470tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester 55904	120 wk · 50 hrs	127	50%	89%	$8,647
25	$19,886tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	South Central CollegeNorth Mankato 56003	120 wk · 50 hrs	99	77%	91%	$8,988
26	$39,745tuition + fees + supplies	Associate of Applied Science in Dental AssistingAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 25-1071; 31-9091	Herzing UniversitySt. Louis Park 55426	60 wk · 50 hrs	70	81%	83%	$5,984

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,787 programs for Minnesota 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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