Dental assistant programs in Wisconsin
18 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
17 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, 4 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 18 programsHow much do dental assistant programs cost in Wisconsin?
$2,988 to $6,223 is what most dental assistant programs in Wisconsin cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $2,349 to $9,152
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 75%
- Working 6 months later
- 85%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $30,800
- Length
- 16 to 32 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 Wisconsin may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made
Dental assistant programs in Milwaukee, Eau Claire, Wausau and other Wisconsin cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 7 more programs are in 7 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns and 1 online.
All 18 dental assistant programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding
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18 programs
Dental Assistant
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,800Price if you pay yourself$2,986Program website, Dental Assistant at Madison Area Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Madison Area Technical College
- Finished
- 45%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,697
- Length
- 32 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 503
- a year, estimated
- $30,800
- price
- $2,986
Dental Assistant
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,500Price if you pay yourself$9,152Program website, Dental Assistant at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 44%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,876
- Length
- 64 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,010
- Students counted
- 345
- a year, estimated
- $27,500
- price
- $9,152
Dental Assistant
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,000Price if you pay yourself$6,295Program website, Dental Assistant at Gateway Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Gateway Technical College
- Finished
- 44%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,260
- Length
- 45 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 236
- a year, estimated
- $29,000
- price
- $6,295
Dental Assistant
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,900Price if you pay yourself$6,012Program website, Dental Assistant at Fox Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Fox Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,215
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,951
- Students counted
- 172
- a year, estimated
- $32,900
- price
- $6,012
Dental Assistant
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$28,500Price if you pay yourself$2,349Program website, Dental Assistant at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,134
- Length
- 16 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 164
- a year, estimated
- $28,500
- price
- $2,349
Dental Assistant
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,500Price if you pay yourself$6,403Program website, Dental Assistant at Blackhawk Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Blackhawk Technical College
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 66%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,376
- Length
- 32 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 130
- a year, estimated
- $29,500
- price
- $6,403
Dental Assistant
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,200Price if you pay yourself$6,321Program website, Dental Assistant at Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- 75%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,045
- Length
- 36 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,100
- Students counted
- 114
- a year, estimated
- $32,200
- price
- $6,321
Dental Assistant
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,200Price if you pay yourself$3,047Program website, Dental Assistant at Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 84%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,056
- Length
- 16 weeks, 33 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,613
- Students counted
- 94
- a year, estimated
- $32,200
- price
- $3,047
Dental Assistant
Western Technical College
La Crosse
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,300Price if you pay yourself$5,581Program website, Dental Assistant at Western Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Western Technical College
- Finished
- 58%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,071
- Length
- 30 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 94
- a year, estimated
- $32,300
- price
- $5,581
Dental Assistant
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$28,800Price if you pay yourself$2,850More details about Dental Assistant at Northcentral Technical College
- Finished
- 85%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,200
- Length
- 48 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 82
- a year, estimated
- $28,800
- price
- $2,850
Dental Assistant
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$31,200Price if you pay yourself$2,680Program website, Dental Assistant at Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- 81%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,810
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 58
- a year, estimated
- $31,200
- price
- $2,680
Dental Assisting
Empire Dental Consulting LLC dba National Dental Academy
Wausau
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$35,000Price if you pay yourself$4,595Program website, Dental Assisting at Empire Dental Consulting LLC dba National Dental AcademyMore details about Dental Assisting at Empire Dental Consulting LLC dba National Dental Academy
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,756
- Length
- 10 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,200
- Students counted
- 46
- a year, estimated
- $35,000
- price
- $4,595
Dental Assisting/Assistant
Bay de Noc Community College
Escanaba, MI
High school diploma or equivalent
Classes are outside Wisconsin; Wisconsin approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$15,200Price if you pay yourself$2,500Program website, Dental Assisting/Assistant at Bay de Noc Community CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting/Assistant at Bay de Noc Community College
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- 64%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,808
- Length
- 9 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- a year, estimated
- $15,200
- price
- $2,500
Clinical Dental Assistant
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Online and Continuing Education Division
Based in Menasha, WI
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,995Program website, Clinical Dental Assistant at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Online and Continuing Education DivisionMore details about Clinical Dental Assistant at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Online and Continuing Education Division
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,995
Dental Assisting
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,001Program website, Dental Assisting at Lakeshore Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assisting at Lakeshore Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $728
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,001
Dental Assistant
Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,008Program website, Dental Assistant at Mid-State Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Mid-State Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 18 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $607
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,008
Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,206Program website, Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary at Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary at Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $71
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,206
Dental Assistant
Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,294Program website, Dental Assistant at Northwood Technical CollegeMore details about Dental Assistant at Northwood Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,294
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How to pay for dental assistant programs in Wisconsin
WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin
- programs with a price cost under $3,000
- 6 of 18
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 9th of 32
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 15 of 22
- dental assistant programs here, against the typical state's 12
- 18 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 Wisconsin dental assisting program numbers come from
Which Wisconsin dental assisting programs are on this list?
These are the dental assisting programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.
How Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
- CDL training33 programs
- CNA classes33 programs
- Medical assistant training25 programs
- Phlebotomy training16 programs
- Welding classes48 programs
- HVAC training24 programs
- Medical billing and coding training23 programs
- LPN programs9 programs
- EMT classes53 programs
- Electrician training12 programs
- Auto mechanic classes43 programs
Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Wisconsin
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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