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Dental assistant programs in West Virginia

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

2 schools offer these dental assisting programs, and West Virginia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

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 West Virginia, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: dental assistant.

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How much do dental assistant programs cost in West Virginia?

$2,970 to $17,960

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
80% to 100%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
about $27,000 to $31,200
Length
Not reported
Neither program reports it

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

Are there free dental assistant programs in West Virginia?

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

All 2 dental assistant programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Dental assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Dental Assisting

    West Virginia Junior College (Charleston)

    Falls Church, VA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    West Virginia Junior College (Charleston), Falls Church, VADental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside West Virginia; West Virginia approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$31,200
    Price if you pay yourself$17,960
    Program website, Dental Assisting at West Virginia Junior College (Charleston)
    More details about Dental Assisting at West Virginia Junior College (Charleston)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,800
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    39
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $17,960
    Program website, Dental Assisting at West Virginia Junior College (Charleston)

  • Dental assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Dental Assistant

    Mercer County Technical Education Center

    Princeton

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Mercer County Technical Education Center, PrincetonDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,970
    More details about Dental Assistant at Mercer County Technical Education Center
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,760
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,060
    Students counted
    20
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,970

How to pay for dental assistant programs in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for dental assistant programs in West Virginia

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.

Dental assistant programs in Washington, Bluefield and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in West Virginia

How dental assistant programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in West Virginia

Where the West Virginia dental assisting program numbers come from

Which West Virginia dental assisting programs are on this list?

These are the dental assisting programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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 West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about dental assistant programs in West Virginia

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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