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Dental assistant schools in Louisiana
Louisiana has 12 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Louisiana, expect to start around $31,050–$36,590 and reach a median of $44,090 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,630 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Louisiana). Graduates of these Louisiana programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,801 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Louisiana
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,540 employed in Louisiana. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Louisiana, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlexandriaBaton RougeCovingtonHoumaLafayetteMetairieNew OrleansSlidellWest Monroe
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Training College | Baton Rouge | for-profit | 17 | $21,040 | $5,623 | 58% | $26,993 |
| Delta College Inc | Covington | for-profit | 16 | $20,120 | $5,623 | 71% | $28,531 |
| Delta College-Slidell Campus | Slidell | for-profit | 11 | $20,120 | $5,623 | 63% | $27,672 |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie | Metairie | for-profit | 22 | $18,550 | $11,935 | 57% | $28,226 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette | Lafayette | for-profit | 38 | $17,801 | $6,001 | 55% | $30,267 |
| Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans | New Orleans | for-profit | 38 | $17,801 | $6,001 | 42% | $29,373 |
| Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe | West Monroe | for-profit | 37 | $17,801 | $6,001 | 59% | $30,674 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria | Alexandria | for-profit | 30 | $17,801 | $6,001 | 55% | $25,513 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Houma | Houma | for-profit | 26 | $17,801 | $6,001 | 57% | $25,644 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | for-profit | 7 | $17,801 | $6,001 | 50% | $28,466 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus | Lafayette | for-profit | 12 | $16,997 | $5,700 | 56% | $27,743 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology | Baton Rouge | for-profit | 10 | $16,997 | $5,700 | 65% | $26,688 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.