Dental assistant programs in Connecticut

8 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

7 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Connecticut has approved every one 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 Connecticut, 2 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 8 programs

How much do dental assistant programs cost in Connecticut?

$3,897 to $4,736 is what most dental assistant programs in Connecticut cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $3,520 to $6,820

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: 11 to 32 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 Connecticut may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in Connecticut?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most dental assisting programs in Connecticut cost $3,897 to $4,736.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 8 dental assistant programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

8 programs

Dental assistantIn personEducation and courses
Dental Assistant I & II
Three Rivers Community College
Norwich
Education and courses
Three Rivers Community College, Norwich · Dental assistant · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$31,700
Price if you pay yourself$3,898
Program website, Dental Assistant I & II at Three Rivers Community College
More details about Dental Assistant I & II at Three Rivers Community College
Finished
93%
Working at 6 months
80%
Earned in a quarter
$7,922
Length
20 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$300
Students counted
44
a year, estimated
$31,700
price
$3,898
Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Dental Assisting Certificate
Tunxis Community College
Farmington
High school diploma or equivalent
Tunxis Community College, Farmington · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$40,700
Price if you pay yourself$6,820
Program website, Dental Assisting Certificate at Tunxis Community College
More details about Dental Assisting Certificate at Tunxis Community College
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
79%
Earned in a quarter
$10,181
Length
32 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,520
Students counted
38
a year, estimated
$40,700
price
$6,820
Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Dental Assistant
Asnuntuck Community College
Enfield
High school diploma or equivalent
Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,500
Price if you pay yourself$4,811
School website, Dental Assistant at Asnuntuck Community College
More details about Dental Assistant at Asnuntuck Community College
Finished
80%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
$5,613
Length
38 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
33
a year, estimated
$22,500
price
$4,811
Dental assistantIn personNo diploma needed
Dental Assisting
New England Teaching Institute
North Haven
No diploma needed
New England Teaching Institute, North Haven · Dental assistant · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$35,900
Price if you pay yourself$3,520
Program website, Dental Assisting at New England Teaching Institute
More details about Dental Assisting at New England Teaching Institute
Finished
79%
Working at 6 months
70%
Earned in a quarter
$8,985
Length
8 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$300
Students counted
22
a year, estimated
$35,900
price
$3,520
Dental assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Dental Assistant Certificate (non-credit)
CT State Community College
New Britain
High school diploma or equivalent
CT State Community College, New Britain · Dental assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,249
Program website, Dental Assistant Certificate (non-credit) at CT State Community College
More details about Dental Assistant Certificate (non-credit) at CT State Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
28 weeks, 7 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$750
Students counted
20
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,249
Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Dental Assisting Certificate
CT State Community College
New Britain
High school diploma or equivalent
CT State Community College, New Britain · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,711
Program website, Dental Assisting Certificate at CT State Community College
More details about Dental Assisting Certificate at CT State Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
13
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,711
Dental assistantOnlineNo diploma needed
Clinical Dental Assistant
Mitchell College
Based in New London, CT
No diploma needed
Mitchell College, based in New London, CT · Dental assistant · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,895
More details about Clinical Dental Assistant at Mitchell College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,895
Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Dental Assistant
Valley Medical Institute
Bridgeport
High school diploma or equivalent
Valley Medical Institute, Bridgeport · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,135
More details about Dental Assistant at Valley Medical Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
6 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$225
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,135

How to pay for dental assistant programs in Connecticut

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Connecticut

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

Quick facts: Dental assistant programs in Connecticut

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 15th of 32
dental assistant programs here, against the typical state's 12: 8 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the dental assistant programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Connecticut dental assisting program numbers come from

Which Connecticut dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs Connecticut 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Connecticut offers.

How Connecticut 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.

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Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Connecticut

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Dental assistant programs in Connecticut

How much do dental assistant programs cost in Connecticut?

Are there free dental assistant programs in Connecticut?

All 8 dental assistant programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

Dental Assistant I & II

Dental Assisting Certificate