3 accredited schools across the Orlando metro area trained 115 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 two-year college in Orlando that reported 91 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,621 for a program of about 8 months.
This public career school in Osceola County graduated 12 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Orange County graduated 12 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
3 accredited schools in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area graduated 115 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career Institute-Orlando with 91.
Among schools that published a program price, Concorde Career Institute-Orlando in Orlando listed the lowest total: $18,621 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro earn a median $46,480 a year ($22.35/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.