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Dental Assisting
Bellingham Technical College

Dental Assisting

Bellingham Technical College ETPL
Take the right steps to launch your career as a dental assistant. The Dental Assisting Program at Bellingham Technical College will provide top job training, so you'll learn how to assist dentists in caring for patients and how to work effectively in a dental office. Choose BTC's Dental Assisting Program to train for a position as a dental assistant. Learn how to provide patient care, perform office duties and lab work. Note: The Dental Assisting Certificate Program is no longer a CODA Accredited Program. Note: BTC has not made a determination that the Dental Assisting curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure/certification outside of Washington State. We encourage students who plan to work out-of-state to check relevant local licensure/certification requirements.
Visit the program website BTC Outreach Outreach, Advising, & Counseling Outreach, Advising, & Counseling (360) 752-8345 outreach@btc.edu

Financial information

Total tuition

$5,400.00

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Bellingham, Online

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location, Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

6 Months

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

35

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

Certificate

Education Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

A completed college admissions application and placement in English and Math. BTC uses a Guided Self-Placement process to help you choose the best starting point for your English and Math courses. Your selections will determine whether you begin with program coursework or complete prerequisites classes first. To get started or for help determining your English and math placement, contact the Outreach department at Outreach@btc.edu.

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Program type

Dental Assisting/Assistant

Completion rate

65%

Employment rate

92%

Typical (median) hourly earnings

$22.65

Typical (median) annual earnings

$38,127.00

Top industries for graduates

Program type

Dental Assisting/Assistant

Healthcare and Social Services

85%

Other Industries

15%

Careers for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Enrollment
Number of students completing the program
52
Completion rate
65%
Average number of students who completed each year
17
Gender
Male
3%
Female
98%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
4%
Black or African American
1%
Hispanic
23%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
59%
Multi-racial
12%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
15%
20 to 29
68%
30 to 39
9%
40 to 49
6%
50 and over
3%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
12%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
35%
Some college experience, but no degree
24%
Certificate or AA
29%
BA or higher
0%