2 accredited schools across the Morgantown metro area trained 7 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.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Monongalia County graduated 5 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,767.
2 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
2 accredited schools in the Morgantown, WV metro area graduated 7 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown with 5.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross College-Morgantown in Morgantown listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Morgantown, WV metro earn a median $38,540 a year ($18.53/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,960 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.