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Dental Assisting Apprenticeships in California
8 registered apprenticeship sponsors in California train dental assisting apprentices. Registered apprenticeships (U.S. Dept of Labor) pay wages from day one — training costs are typically covered by the sponsor instead of tuition. Yes: the work-experience pathway (15 months / 1,280 hours as a dental assistant) or the new preceptorship pathway (effective July 2025) substitutes for attending an RDA school.
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Registered sponsors by city
Culver City (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| West Los Angeles College (WLAC) | Multiple Employer | Los Angeles County |
Paramount (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| Healthcare Career College | Multiple Employer | Los Angeles County |
Torrance (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| WestCal Academy | Multiple Employer | Los Angeles County |
Chico (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) | Multiple Employer | Butte County |
Manhattan Beach (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| ToothWise Career Support | Multiple Employer | Los Angeles County |
Hayward (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| Eden Area Regional Occupation Program · site | Multiple Employer | Alameda County |
Van Nuys (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| Philomena O Oboh DDS, A Professional Corporation DBA Global Dental Academy | Multiple Employer | Los Angeles County |
Anaheim (1)
| Sponsor | Program type | County |
|---|
| Allied Health Occupations Apprenticeship | Multiple Employer | Orange County |
To apply: contact sponsors through apprenticeship.gov or the sponsor's own site. Prefer classroom-first? Compare the 101 dental assisting schools in California.
Sponsor data: U.S. Dept of Labor Registered Apprenticeship (apprenticeship.gov), refreshed quarterly. Sponsor contact details available via apprenticeship.gov. Independent site — not affiliated with the U.S. DOL. Some states (MN, OR, VT, WA, DC) report through state agencies and may be undercounted.