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

19 programs in Wisconsin’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Dental assistant (31-9091). Published costs run from $2,055 to $15,615; 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 list19

With a published cost19 of 19

With an employment figure13 of 19

Median published cost$5,581

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:19 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	$2,055tuition + fees + supplies	Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA)Advanced Technical Certificate · 31-9091	Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau 54401	32 wk · 20 hrs	—	—	—	—
2	$2,056tuition + fees + supplies	Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA)Advanced Technical Certificate · 31-9091	Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake 54868	16 wk · 22 hrs	—	—	—	—
3	$2,349tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee 53186	16 wk · 30 hrs	131	82%	85%	$7,114
4	$2,912tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau 54401	48 wk · 26 hrs	65	86%	85%	$7,443
5	$2,950tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 29-1021; 29-1292; 31-9091	Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore 53809	16 wk · 40 hrs	57	79%	77%	$8,998
6	$3,195tuition + fees + supplies	Expanded Function Dental AuxiliaryCertificate · 31-9091	Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire 54701	10 wk · 8 hrs	—	—	—	—
7	$3,489tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids 54494	18 wk · 40 hrs	10	80%	—	—
8	$3,700tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingTechnical Diploma · 25-1071; 31-9091; 51-9081	Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland 53015	competency-based	12	100%	—	—
9	$3,715tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantLess than One Year Technical Diploma, Coronal Polishing Certificate · 31-9091	Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire 54701	16 wk · 33 hrs	107	87%	88%	$8,247
10	$5,581tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse 54601	30 wk · 23 hrs	80	64%	82%	$8,856
11	$5,795tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistingDANB Certification · 31-9091; 31-9099; 51-9081	Empire Dental Consulting LLC dba National Dental AcademyWausau 54403	10 wk · 10 hrs	93	86%	100%	$7,672
12	$6,223tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake 54868	32 wk · 32 hrs	—	—	—	—
13	$6,364tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha 53144	45 wk · 36 hrs	137	45%	79%	$7,608
14	$6,403tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma, Certification · 31-9091; 43-4171	Blackhawk Technical CollegeJanesville 53547	32 wk · 20 hrs	97	55%	64%	$7,816
15	$7,421tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical diploma · 31-9091	Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay 54307	36 wk · 8 hrs	79	77%	82%	$8,454
16	$7,963tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091; 51-9081	Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton 54915	competency-based	142	77%	87%	$8,767
17	$11,609tuition + fees + supplies	Dental HygienistDental Hygienist Associate Degree · 29-1292; 31-9091; 51-9081	Blackhawk Technical CollegeJanesville 53547	80 wk · 20 hrs	174	11%	51%	$9,826
18	$14,162tuition + fees + supplies	Dental AssistantTechnical Diploma · 31-9091	Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee 53233	64 wk · 19 hrs	237	41%	84%	$7,477
19	$15,615tuition + fees + supplies	Dental HygienistDental Hygienist · 31-9091	Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison 53704	64 wk · 20 hrs	220	68%	89%	$15,408

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,170 programs for Wisconsin 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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