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Dental assistant programs in New Jersey

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

3 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 1 of the 3 programs takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much do dental assistant programs cost in New Jersey?

$2,000 to $19,235

is what the 3 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
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in New Jersey may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in New Jersey?

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

Dental assistant programs in New York, Atlantic City and other New Jersey cities

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All 3 dental assistant programs in New Jersey approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assistant

    Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division

    Cape May Court House

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division, Cape May Court House · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Dental Assistant at Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division
    More details about Dental Assistant at Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,665
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    18
    a year, estimated
    $34,700
    price
    $2,000

  • Dental assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Dental Assisting

    American Institute Somerset PCS

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    American Institute Somerset PCS, Somerset · Dental assistant · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    Program website, Dental Assisting at American Institute Somerset PCS
    More details about Dental Assisting at American Institute Somerset PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $149
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,000

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting I

    Fortis Institute Wayne PCS

    Wayne

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fortis Institute Wayne PCS, Wayne · Dental assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$19,235
    Program website, Dental Assisting I at Fortis Institute Wayne PCS
    More details about Dental Assisting I at Fortis Institute Wayne PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $201
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $19,235

How to pay for dental assistant programs in New Jersey

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in New Jersey

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 New Jersey dental assisting program numbers come from

Which New Jersey dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.

How the prices and results of New Jersey 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 New Jersey figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".9 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

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Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in New Jersey

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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
  9. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns