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Dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

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

3 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 2 of the 6 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 Puerto Rico?

$8,096 to $16,332 is what most dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $2,644 to $20,174

In the typical program

Finished the program
88%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
84 to 86 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 Puerto Rico may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico?

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

Dental assistant programs in San Juan, Guayama, Mayagüez and other Puerto Rico cities

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All 6 dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Dental assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas

    NUC University

    Guayama

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Guayama · Dental assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,327
    Program website, Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    More details about Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,640
    Students counted
    315
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,327

  • Dental assistant (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas

    NUC University

    Mayaguez

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Mayaguez · Dental assistant (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$14,000
    Price if you pay yourself$16,456
    Program website, Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    More details about Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,500
    Length
    84 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $39
    Students counted
    55
    a year, estimated
    $14,000
    price
    $16,456

  • Dental assistant (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas

    NUC University

    Coto Laurel

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Coto Laurel · Dental assistant (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$14,000
    Price if you pay yourself$15,962
    Program website, Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    More details about Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,500
    Length
    84 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $39
    Students counted
    50
    a year, estimated
    $14,000
    price
    $15,962

  • Dental assistant (associate degree)Several formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas

    NUC University

    Carolina

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Carolina · Dental assistant (associate degree) · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,644
    Program website, Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    More details about Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at NUC University
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,500
    Length
    87 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,353
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    $14,000
    price
    $2,644

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

    Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas

    Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College

    Humacao

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College, Humacao · Dental assistant (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,685
    School website, Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
    More details about Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    90 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,685

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

    Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas

    Mech Tech Collegue LLC

    Caguas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mech Tech Collegue LLC, Caguas · Dental assistant (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$20,174
    Program website, Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at Mech Tech Collegue LLC
    More details about Grado Asociado en Asistente Dental con Funciones Expandidas at Mech Tech Collegue LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    84 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $474
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $20,174

How to pay for dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
32nd of 32
dental assistant programs here, against the typical state's 12
6 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 Puerto Rico dental assisting program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How Puerto Rico 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.

How reliable are the Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".9 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Other training in Puerto Rico

Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

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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