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Dental-assistant programs in Washington on the federal training list, by published cost
56 programs in Washington’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $0 to $25,118; 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 | $0 | Dental Assisting | Evergreen Dental Institute | 9 wk · 45 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Dental Assistant | Washington Association for Community Health | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $0 | Dental Assistant | Washington Academy of General Dentistry Dental Assistant School | 4 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $0 | Dental Assisting | Roshan Dental Assisting School | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $0 | Dental Assistant | CHAS Health | 48 wk · 50 hrs | 22 | 68% | 100% | $12,920 |
| 6 | $0 | Dental Assisting | River City School of Dental Assisting | 10 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $25 | Dental Assisting | Central Academy of Dental Assisting | competency-based | 11 | 91% | 75% | $9,699 |
| 8 | $40 | Dental Assistant | North West Dental Assisting School | 10 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $95 | Dental Assistant | Berkshire College | 10 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,148 | Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) | South Puget Sound Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $1,914 | Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary | Seattle Central College | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,995 | Administrative Dental Assistant | Pierce College | 24 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $3,195 | Clinical Dental Assistant (Voucher Included) | Edmonds College | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $3,350 | Dental Assistant | Bellingham Dental Assistant School | 9 wk · 50 hrs | 8 | 100% | 90% | $10,084 |
| 15 | $3,650 | Dental Assistant | Spokane Dental Assistant School | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 71 | 85% | 89% | $7,929 |
| 16 | $3,679 | Dental Assisting | Accelerated Academy LLC - Burlington | 10 wk · 50 hrs | 13 | 85% | — | — |
| 17 | $3,679 | Dental Assisting | Accelerated Academy - Spokane Valley | 8 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $3,695 | Dental Assistant | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $3,890 | Dental Assistant | Seattle Dental Assistant School - Mill Creek | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 20 | 90% | 79% | $8,495 |
| 20 | $3,890 | Dental Assistant | Tacoma Dental Assistant School - Puyallup | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 44 | 84% | 92% | $8,666 |
| 21 | $3,890 | Dental Assistant | Tacoma Dental Assistant School - Federal Way | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 27 | 74% | 100% | $1,942 |
| 22 | $3,990 | Dental Assistant | Bremerton Dental Assistant School | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 24 | 79% | 83% | $7,512 |
| 23 | $4,000 | Dental Assisting | Tri-Cities Dental Assisting School | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $4,095 | Dental Assisting | Dental Assistant Training Center | 11 wk · 50 hrs | 28 | 100% | 86% | $8,277 |
| 25 | $4,350 | Dental Assistant Hybrid | Moses Lake Dental Assistant School | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 15 | 73% | — | — |
| 26 | $4,488 | Dental Assistant | Dental Assistant Institute | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $4,500 | Dental Assisting Program | Dental Assisting Training Institute | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $4,654 | Dental Assisting | Bellingham Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $4,751 | Dental Assisting | Edmonds College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $4,810 | Dental Assistant | Registered Dental Assisting Academy | 12 wk · 50 hrs | 6 | 100% | — | — |
| 31 | $4,995 | Dental Assisting | National School of Dental Assisting - Puyallup | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $5,000 | Dental Assisting | Emerald School of Dental Assisting | 8 wk · 50 hrs | 18 | 100% | 68% | $5,320 |
| 33 | $5,236 | Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary | Columbia Basin College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $5,490 | Dental Assisting | Pacific Northwest Dental Assisting School | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $5,625 | Dental Assisting | Elite Dental Assisting Academy LLC | 14 wk · 50 hrs | 101 | 92% | 92% | $7,998 |
| 36 | $5,895 | Dental Assistant | Vancouver Dental Assistant Academy LLC | 10 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,320 | Dental Assisting | West Coast College of Dental Assisting LLC | 18 wk · 50 hrs | 38 | 100% | 89% | $8,629 |
| 38 | $7,925 | Dental Assisting | Spokane Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $7,995 | Dental Assisting | Vancouver Dental Assisting School | competency-based | 24 | 100% | — | — |
| 40 | $8,113 | Dental Assistant | Seattle Central College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $11,610 | Dental Assisting | South Puget Sound Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $12,155 | Dental Assistant | Pima Medical Institute - Renton | 28 wk · 50 hrs | 52 | 75% | 94% | $9,591 |
| 43 | $12,362 | Dental Assisting | Columbia Basin College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $13,043 | Dental Assisting | Bates Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $13,074 | Dental Assisting | Spokane Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $13,162 | Dental Assistant ADA Accredited | Clover Park Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $13,340 | Dental Assisting | Bates Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $15,397 | Dental Assisting | Columbia Basin College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $15,589 | Dental Assistant | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $17,189 | Dental Assistant | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $17,655 | Dental Assistant | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $17,828 | Dental Assistant | Pima Medical Institute - Seattle | 32 wk · 50 hrs | 23 | 74% | 81% | $10,020 |
| 53 | $20,454 | Dental Therapy | Skagit Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | $21,258 | Dental Assisting (Blended) | Carrington College | competency-based | 37 | 70% | — | — |
| 55 | $25,118 | Dental Assisting | Charter College - Pasco | competency-based | 52 | 62% | 88% | $7,281 |
| 56 | $25,118 | Dental Assisting | Charter College - Vancouver | competency-based | 15 | 80% | 87% | $9,951 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (4,996 programs for Washington 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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