4 accredited schools across the Jacksonville metro area trained 120 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.
75 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,528 for a program of about 8 months.
19 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,102.
Public career school in Saint Augustine that reported 15 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
Public four-year institution in Jacksonville that reported 11 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,095 ($7,947 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Jacksonville, FL metro area graduated 120 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville with 75.
Among schools that published a program price, Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville in Jacksonville listed the lowest total: $18,528 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Jacksonville, FL metro earn a median $50,270 a year ($24.17/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,620 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.