6 accredited schools across the Las Vegas metro area trained 232 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 Las Vegas that reported 91 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,499 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Clark County graduated 54 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 9 months.
29 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state.
This private for-profit two-year college in Clark County graduated 27 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $20,130 for a program of about 8 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Clark County graduated 19 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,491 for a program of about 9 months.
Public four-year institution in Las Vegas that reported 12 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,464 ($11,564 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area graduated 232 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Northwest Career College with 91.
Among schools that published a program price, Northwest Career College in Las Vegas listed the lowest total: $15,499 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro earn a median $46,890 a year ($22.54/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,110 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.