9 accredited schools across the Miami metro area trained 221 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.
52 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,600.
42 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $9,500 for a program of about 11 months.
Public four-year institution in Fort Lauderdale that reported 39 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,968 ($7,402 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Miramar that reported 35 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,646 for a program of about 8 months.
Public two-year college in Coconut Creek that reported 21 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
Public four-year institution in Lake Worth that reported 14 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,030 ($10,890 out of state).
9 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
This public two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 5 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 4 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
9 accredited schools in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area graduated 221 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Florida National University-Main Campus with 52.
Among schools that published a program price, Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp in Hialeah listed the lowest total: $9,500 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro earn a median $47,860 a year ($23.01/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.