4 accredited schools across the Fresno metro area trained 203 dental assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Private for-profit career school in Fresno that reported 108 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Fresno County graduated 53 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $23,557 for a program of about 11 months.
29 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,408 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Fresno County graduated 13 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,408 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Fresno, CA metro area graduated 203 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Fresno with 108.
Among schools that published a program price, UEI College-Fresno in Fresno listed the lowest total: $19,900 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Fresno, CA metro earn a median $50,040 a year ($24.06/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $50,110 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.