Dental assistant programs in Atlanta, Georgia
18 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
17 schools offer these dental assisting programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta, 2 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 18 programsAll 31 dental assistant programs in Georgia, including online programs
How much do dental assistant programs cost in Atlanta?
$3,812 to $6,724 is what most dental assistant programs in Atlanta cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $2,447 to $28,493
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 92%
- Working 6 months later
- 82%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $28,200
- Length
- 10 to 18 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 Atlanta may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made
All 18 dental assistant programs in Atlanta approved for WIOA funding
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Dental Assisting Professional
Dental Assistant School of Atlanta
Kennesaw
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,100Price if you pay yourself$3,800More details about Dental Assisting Professional at Dental Assistant School of Atlanta
- Finished
- 92%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,526
- Length
- 13 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 253
- a year, estimated
- $30,100
- price
- $3,800
Dental Assisting
Assisting 101 LLC
Marietta
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$48,000Price if you pay yourself$3,850Program website, Dental Assisting at Assisting 101 LLCMore details about Dental Assisting at Assisting 101 LLC
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 35%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,994
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- 179
- a year, estimated
- $48,000
- price
- $3,850
Dental Assisting
Dental Careers Institute
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,300Price if you pay yourself$3,295More details about Dental Assisting at Dental Careers Institute
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,086
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $350
- Students counted
- 144
- a year, estimated
- $24,300
- price
- $3,295
Dental Assisting
Atlanta Academy of Dental Assisting
Marietta
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,500Program website, Dental Assisting at Atlanta Academy of Dental AssistingMore details about Dental Assisting at Atlanta Academy of Dental Assisting
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 20 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,213
- Students counted
- 96
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,500
Dental Assistant
Fortis College
Smyrna
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,900Price if you pay yourself$28,493More details about Dental Assistant at Fortis College
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,724
- Length
- 90 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,506
- Students counted
- 89
- a year, estimated
- $22,900
- price
- $28,493
Advanced Dental Assisting (Ad21)
West Georgia Technical College
Waco
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,200Price if you pay yourself$2,447More details about Advanced Dental Assisting (Ad21) at West Georgia Technical College
- Finished
- 84%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,040
- Length
- 32 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $181
- Students counted
- 85
- a year, estimated
- $28,200
- price
- $2,447
Dental Assisting--Da12
Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,100Price if you pay yourself$5,676More details about Dental Assisting--Da12 at Southern Crescent Technical College
- Finished
- 39%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,775
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,000
- Students counted
- 73
- a year, estimated
- $31,100
- price
- $5,676
Dental Assisting
Universal Dental Assisting
Decatur
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,200Price if you pay yourself$7,000Program website, Dental Assisting at Universal Dental AssistingMore details about Dental Assisting at Universal Dental Assisting
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 60%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,794
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $599
- Students counted
- 67
- a year, estimated
- $31,200
- price
- $7,000
Dental Assistant Program (CDA)-Certified Dental AssistantDental Radiology Program-Certificate Dental Radiology..
Georgia Dental Educational Institute
Riverdale
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,500Program website, Dental Assistant Program (CDA)-Certified Dental AssistantDental Radiology Program-Certificate Dental Radiology.. at Georgia Dental Educational InstituteMore details about Dental Assistant Program (CDA)-Certified Dental AssistantDental Radiology Program-Certificate Dental Radiology.. at Georgia Dental Educational Institute
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,250
- Students counted
- 64
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,500
Dental Assisting --Da12--
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,910School website, Dental Assisting --Da12-- at Atlanta Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting --Da12-- at Atlanta Technical College
- Finished
- 23%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 11 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $8,910
Dental Assistant
Future Dental Assistants of Atlanta
Roswell
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,650More details about Dental Assistant at Future Dental Assistants of Atlanta
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 94%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 36
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,650
Dental Assisting with Orthodontics
Dental Staff School (Dba)
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,800Price if you pay yourself$5,400School website, Dental Assisting with Orthodontics at Dental Staff School (Dba)More details about Dental Assisting with Orthodontics at Dental Staff School (Dba)
- Finished
- 85%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,444
- Length
- 14 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $335
- Students counted
- 36
- a year, estimated
- $21,800
- price
- $5,400
Dental Assisting
Dental Staff School (Dba)
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$17,600Price if you pay yourself$3,910Program website, Dental Assisting at Dental Staff School (Dba)More details about Dental Assisting at Dental Staff School (Dba)
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,403
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $782
- Students counted
- 27
- a year, estimated
- $17,600
- price
- $3,910
Dental Assisting Diploma--DA12
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,306School website, Dental Assisting Diploma--DA12 at Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting Diploma--DA12 at Chattahoochee Technical College
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 72 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,110
- Students counted
- 19
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $9,306
Dental Assisting
United Medical and Business Institute
Atlanta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$14,120More details about Dental Assisting at United Medical and Business Institute
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 46 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- 12
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $14,120
Dental Assisting Diploma--Da12
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,302More details about Dental Assisting Diploma--Da12 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,550
- Students counted
- 44
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,302
Pediatric Dental Assisting
Atlanta Pediatric Dental Assistant School
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,997More details about Pediatric Dental Assisting at Atlanta Pediatric Dental Assistant School
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 9 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,997
Dental Assisting
DenBeck Dental Academy of Tucker
Tucker
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,895More details about Dental Assisting at DenBeck Dental Academy of Tucker
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,895
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How to pay for dental assistant programs in Atlanta
WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Atlanta
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 Atlanta dental assisting program numbers come from
Which Atlanta dental assisting programs are on this list?
These are the dental assisting programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Georgia page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Atlanta 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 Atlanta
Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Atlanta
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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