2 accredited schools across the Pittsburgh metro area trained 24 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.
14 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,200 ($12,600 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Pittsburgh that reported 10 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
2 accredited schools in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area graduated 24 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Westmoreland County Community College with 14.
Dental Assistants in the Pittsburgh, PA metro earn a median $47,690 a year ($22.93/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,930 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.