3 accredited schools across the Kansas City metro area trained 80 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 four-year institution in Kansas City that reported 46 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state.
This private for-profit career school in Jackson County graduated 24 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,695 for a program of about 8 months.
This public two-year college in Jackson County graduated 10 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,630 ($9,600 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area graduated 80 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-Kansas City with 46.
Among schools that published a program price, Concorde Career College-Broadway in Kansas City listed the lowest total: $18,695 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro earn a median $48,190 a year ($23.17/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,970 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.