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Dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

6 dental assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 4 of these 6 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

Dental assistants care for patients, take x-rays, keep records and schedule appointments. Many programs take about a year and lead to a certificate or diploma, and some states require you to graduate from an accredited program and pass an exam.1

In Puerto Rico, 2 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma and 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 6 programs here are dental assistant (associate degree, 5 programs) and dental assistant (1 program).

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How much do dental assistant programs cost in Puerto Rico?

Two-year degrees (5 programs)
$6,685 to $16,456most of them, usually 84 to 87 weeks long
Other dental assisting programs (1 program)
$12,327the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
Half of Puerto Rico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later
Left out
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
84 to 86 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Puerto Rico may also offer dental assistant programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 6 dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for dental assistant programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for dental assistant programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
32nd of 32
dental assistant programs here, against the typical state's 12
6 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the dental assistant programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Dental assistant programs in San Juan, Mayagüez, Ponce and other Puerto Rico cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Puerto Rico

How dental assistant programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Puerto Rico

Where the Puerto Rico dental assisting program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Puerto Rico offers.

How the prices and results of Puerto Rico dental assisting programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share who finished for Puerto Rico: half of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in Puerto Rico

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns