2 accredited schools across the Slidell metro area trained 26 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 Covington that reported 13 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,809 for a program of about 8 months.
13 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area graduated 26 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Delta College Inc with 13.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta College Inc in Covington listed the lowest total: $14,809 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro earn a median $45,020 a year ($21.65/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.