2 accredited schools across the York metro area trained 28 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.
25 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state.
Public career school in York that reported 3 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
2 accredited schools in the York-Hanover, PA metro area graduated 28 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was YTI Career Institute-York with 25.
Dental Assistants in the York-Hanover, PA metro earn a median $46,550 a year ($22.38/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.