Dental assistant programs in San Francisco, California
11 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
8 schools offer these dental assisting programs with classes in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Dental assistants care for patients, take x-rays, keep records and schedule appointments. Many programs take about a year and lead to a certificate or diploma, and some states require you to graduate from an accredited program and pass an exam.1 In San Francisco, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 11 programsAll 68 dental assistant programs in California, including online programs
How much do dental assistant programs cost in San Francisco?
$2,077 to $5,000 is what most dental assistant programs in San Francisco cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $690 to $10,710
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 93%
- Working 6 months later
- 82%
- Earned a year, estimated
- Too few programs to say
- Length
- 18 to 48 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in San Francisco may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made
All 11 dental assistant programs in San Francisco approved for WIOA funding
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Dental Assistant Certificate Program (DARHP)
Jewish Vocational Service
San Francisco
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,200Price if you pay yourself$5,000School website, Dental Assistant Certificate Program (DARHP) at Jewish Vocational ServiceMore details about Dental Assistant Certificate Program (DARHP) at Jewish Vocational Service
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,310
- Length
- 10 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 118
- a year, estimated
- $45,200
- price
- $5,000
Foundations in Dental Assisting
Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs
Hayward
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,700Program website, Foundations in Dental Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult ProgramsMore details about Foundations in Dental Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 20 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $135
- Students counted
- 64
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,700
Dental Assistant Certificate Program
Jewish Vocational Service
San Francisco
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,600Price if you pay yourself$5,000School website, Dental Assistant Certificate Program at Jewish Vocational ServiceMore details about Dental Assistant Certificate Program at Jewish Vocational Service
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,662
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 54
- a year, estimated
- $30,600
- price
- $5,000
Dental Assisting
Contra Costa Medical Career College
Antioch
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$20,800Price if you pay yourself$10,710More details about Dental Assisting at Contra Costa Medical Career College
- Finished
- 85%
- Working at 6 months
- 40%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,210
- Length
- 43 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $888
- Students counted
- 46
- a year, estimated
- $20,800
- price
- $10,710
Dental Assistant
Mt. Diablo Adult Education
Concord
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$35,300Price if you pay yourself$5,754Program website, Dental Assistant at Mt. Diablo Adult EducationMore details about Dental Assistant at Mt. Diablo Adult Education
- Finished
- 28%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,837
- Length
- 40 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,060
- Students counted
- 38
- a year, estimated
- $35,300
- price
- $5,754
Dental Assisting
College of Alameda
Alameda
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,978Program website, Dental Assisting at College of AlamedaMore details about Dental Assisting at College of Alameda
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,770
- Students counted
- 24
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,978
Dental Assisting
Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs
Hayward
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,750Program website, Dental Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult ProgramsMore details about Dental Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $180
- Students counted
- 15
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,750
Certificate of Achievement in Dental Assisting, Registered
College of Marin
Greenbrae
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$690Program website, Certificate of Achievement in Dental Assisting, Registered at College of MarinMore details about Certificate of Achievement in Dental Assisting, Registered at College of Marin
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $612
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $690
Dental Assisting Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$883More details about Dental Assisting Certificate of Achievement at City College of San Francisco
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 37 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $540
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $883
Dental Assisting Certificate fo Achievement
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,176Program website, Dental Assisting Certificate fo Achievement at Diablo Valley CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting Certificate fo Achievement at Diablo Valley College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 68 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,341
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,176
DENTL: Associate in science degree Dental Assisting
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,760Program website, DENTL: Associate in science degree Dental Assisting at Diablo Valley CollegeMore details about DENTL: Associate in science degree Dental Assisting at Diablo Valley College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,383
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,760
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How to pay for dental assistant programs in San Francisco
WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in San Francisco
Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4
Financial aid and grants for dental assistant programs
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56
GI Bill for dental assistant programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply
Where the San Francisco dental assisting program numbers come from
Which San Francisco dental assisting programs are on this list?
These are the dental assisting programs with classes in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).8 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How San Francisco dental assisting program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some dental assisting programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Other training in San Francisco
Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in San Francisco
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Assistants
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List