Dental assistant programs in Hawaii
4 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
3 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Hawaii 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 Hawaii, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.
See the 4 programsHow much do dental assistant programs cost in Hawaii?
$2,895 to $6,500
is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself
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
- Too few programs to say
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Hawaii may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made
All 4 dental assistant programs in Hawaii approved for WIOA funding
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Dental Assistant
MedCerts LLC dba MedCerts
Based in Livonia, MI
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$34,600Price if you pay yourself$3,000School website, Dental Assistant at MedCerts LLC dba MedCertsMore details about Dental Assistant at MedCerts LLC dba MedCerts
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 56%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,640
- Length
- 14 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 422
- a year, estimated
- $34,600
- price
- $3,000
Dental Assisting
Hawaii Dental Assisting Academy
Honolulu
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$24,200Price if you pay yourself$6,500More details about Dental Assisting at Hawaii Dental Assisting Academy
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,055
- Length
- 15 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 46
- a year, estimated
- $24,200
- price
- $6,500
Dental Assisting (Certificate of Achievement)
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$30,900Price if you pay yourself$5,483Program website, Dental Assisting (Certificate of Achievement) at Kapiolani Community CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting (Certificate of Achievement) at Kapiolani Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 56%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,713
- Length
- 32 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 16
- a year, estimated
- $30,900
- price
- $5,483
Dental Assisting (Certificate of Competence)
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$18,500Price if you pay yourself$2,895Program website, Dental Assisting (Certificate of Competence) at Kapiolani Community CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting (Certificate of Competence) at Kapiolani Community College
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,637
- Length
- 16 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- $18,500
- price
- $2,895
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How to pay for dental assistant programs in Hawaii
WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Hawaii
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 Hawaii dental assisting program numbers come from
Which Hawaii dental assisting programs are on this list?
These are the dental assisting programs Hawaii 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 Hawaii offers.
How the prices and results of Hawaii dental assisting programs are measured
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Other training in Hawaii
Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Hawaii
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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