2 accredited schools across the Lafayette metro area trained 41 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.
This private for-profit career school in Lafayette Parish graduated 22 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state.
19 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,809 for a program of about 8 months.
2 accredited schools in the Lafayette, LA metro area graduated 41 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette with 22.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus in Lafayette listed the lowest total: $14,809 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Lafayette, LA metro earn a median $44,940 a year ($21.60/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $44,090 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.