2 accredited schools across the New Orleans metro area trained 49 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 career school in Metairie that reported 33 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,868 for a program of about 11 months.
Private for-profit career school in New Orleans that reported 16 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $10,495 for a program of about 6 months.
2 accredited schools in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area graduated 49 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Blue Cliff College-Metairie with 33.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans in New Orleans listed the lowest total: $10,495 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro earn a median $45,920 a year ($22.08/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.