Dental hygiene programs in New York

1 dental hygiene program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this dental hygiene program, and New York has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Dental hygienists check patients for signs of gum and mouth disease and give preventive care such as cleanings. Most have an associate degree in dental hygiene, some a bachelor's, and every state requires a license, in most states a degree from an accredited program and passed written and clinical exams.¹ In every state, the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination counts fully or partly toward the written exam needed for a license.²

In New York, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much do dental hygiene programs cost in New York?

$16,573

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Length: 53 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 New York may also offer dental hygiene programs. How these figures are made

Are there free dental hygiene programs in New York?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.³⁴⁵For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁵
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $16,573.

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

The one dental hygiene program in New York approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Dental hygiene (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Dental Hygiene A.A.S.
Erie Community College-North
Williamsville
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Erie Community College-North, WilliamsvilleDental hygiene (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$16,573
Program website, Dental Hygiene A.A.S. at Erie Community College-North
More details about Dental Hygiene A.A.S. at Erie Community College-North
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
53 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$16,573
Program website, Dental Hygiene A.A.S. at Erie Community College-North

How to pay for dental hygiene programs in New York

WIOA funding can pay for dental hygiene programs in New York

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 hygiene 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.⁷⁸

GI Bill for dental hygiene programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁹

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

Other training in New York

How dental hygiene programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in New York

Where the New York dental hygiene program numbers come from

Which New York dental hygiene programs are on this list?

These are the dental hygiene programs New York 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).¹⁰ 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 New York offers.

How the prices and results of New York dental hygiene 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 New York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹¹ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

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