3 accredited schools across the Louisville metro area trained 134 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 Louisville that reported 100 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,894 for a program of about 44 weeks.
22 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,795 for a program of about 10 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Louisville that reported 12 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,040.
3 accredited schools in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area graduated 134 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was MedQuest College with 100.
Among schools that published a program price, MedQuest College in Louisville listed the lowest total: $15,894 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro earn a median $49,100 a year ($23.61/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,730 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.