3 accredited schools across the Virginia Beach metro area trained 77 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.
49 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $17,424.
This private for-profit two-year college in Norfolk City graduated 17 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,500.
Private for-profit two-year college in Norfolk that reported 11 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,818.
3 accredited schools in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area graduated 77 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was ECPI University with 49.
Dental Assistants in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro earn a median $46,670 a year ($22.44/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,670 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.