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Dental assistant programs in Idaho

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

4 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Idaho 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 Idaho, 3 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much do dental assistant programs cost in Idaho?

$7,690 to $11,990

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
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
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 Idaho may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in Idaho?

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

Dental assistant programs in Boise City, Coeur d'Alene and other Idaho cities

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All 4 dental assistant programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Dental assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Dental Assistant

    Assist to Succeed

    Boise

    No diploma needed

    Assist to Succeed, Boise · Dental assistant · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,990
    Program website, Dental Assistant at Assist to Succeed
    More details about Dental Assistant at Assist to Succeed
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    69
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,990

  • Dental assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Dental Assisting School

    North Idaho Dental Personnel

    Coeur D'Alene

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho Dental Personnel, Coeur D'Alene · Dental assistant · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,390
    More details about Dental Assisting School at North Idaho Dental Personnel
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    46
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,390

  • Dental assistantHybridNo diploma needed

    Dental Assistant

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Dental assistant · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,690
    More details about Dental Assistant at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    28
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,690

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant

    Idaho Dental Assisting Academy

    Nampa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Idaho Dental Assisting Academy, Nampa · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,200
    Program website, Dental Assistant at Idaho Dental Assisting Academy
    More details about Dental Assistant at Idaho Dental Assisting Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,200

How to pay for dental assistant programs in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Idaho

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 Idaho dental assisting program numbers come from

Which Idaho dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Idaho

Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Idaho

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. 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