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Dental assistant programs in Nebraska

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

8 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Nebraska 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 Nebraska, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do dental assistant programs cost in Nebraska?

$4,000 to $6,928 is what most dental assistant programs in Nebraska cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $1,539 to $9,912

In the typical program

Finished the program
82%
Working 6 months later
93%
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
20 to 59 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 Nebraska may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in Nebraska?

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

Dental assistant programs in Lincoln, Omaha, North Platte and other Nebraska cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 3 online.

All 10 dental assistant programs in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Dental assistantOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant - Certificate of Completion

    MedCerts, LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, LLC, based in Livonia, MI · Dental assistant · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, Dental Assistant - Certificate of Completion at MedCerts, LLC
    More details about Dental Assistant - Certificate of Completion at MedCerts, LLC
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    1,226
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,300
    Price if you pay yourself$3,872
    Program website, Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification at Southeast Community College
    More details about Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    93%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,315
    Length
    40 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,486
    Students counted
    104
    a year, estimated
    $29,300
    price
    $3,872

  • Dental assistant (associate degree)HybridPrerequisite courses

    Dental Assisting - Associate of Applied Science

    Central Community College

    Grand Island

    Prerequisite courses

    Central Community College, Grand Island · Dental assistant (associate degree) · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,832
    School website, Dental Assisting - Associate of Applied Science at Central Community College
    More details about Dental Assisting - Associate of Applied Science at Central Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,500
    Students counted
    53
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,832

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification as Iowa Registered Dental Assistant

    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs, IA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Nebraska; Nebraska approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,912
    Program website, Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification as Iowa Registered Dental Assistant at Iowa Western Community College
    More details about Dental Assistant - Diploma; Certification as Iowa Registered Dental Assistant at Iowa Western Community College
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,980
    Students counted
    45
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,912

  • Dental assistant (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting - Associate of Applied Science

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Dental assistant (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,960
    More details about Dental Assisting - Associate of Applied Science at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    25%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    27
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,960

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting - Certificate of Completion

    Dental Assistant Education Center LLC

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant Education Center LLC, Omaha · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,873
    Program website, Dental Assisting - Certificate of Completion at Dental Assistant Education Center LLC
    More details about Dental Assisting - Certificate of Completion at Dental Assistant Education Center LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    93%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,074
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $627
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    $28,300
    price
    $4,873

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting - Diploma

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,756
    More details about Dental Assisting - Diploma at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,824
    Length
    44 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    $23,300
    price
    $4,756

  • Dental assistant (associate degree)In personEducation and courses

    Dental Assistant (with Expanded Duties) - Associate of Applied Science

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    Education and courses

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Dental assistant (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$37,800
    Price if you pay yourself$7,260
    School website, Dental Assistant (with Expanded Duties) - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    More details about Dental Assistant (with Expanded Duties) - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,444
    Length
    64 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $954
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $37,800
    price
    $7,260

  • Dental assistantOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant - Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

    Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)

    Based in Fort Collins, CO

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute), based in Fort Collins, CO · Dental assistant · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,539
    Program website, Dental Assistant - Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) at Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)
    More details about Dental Assistant - Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) at Weston Distance Learning (dba US Career Institute)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    37 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,064
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,539

  • Dental assistantOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant

    Union College

    Based in Lincoln, NE

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Union College, based in Lincoln, NE · Dental assistant · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, Dental Assistant at Union College
    More details about Dental Assistant at Union College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

How to pay for dental assistant programs in Nebraska

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Nebraska

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 Nebraska

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
23rd of 32
dental assistant programs here, against the typical state's 12
10 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 Nebraska dental assisting program numbers come from

Which Nebraska dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs Nebraska 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 Nebraska offers.

How Nebraska 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 Nebraska

Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Nebraska

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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