Medical /dental assistant program?

How much does it cost for a dental assistant program at Everest in Renton, WA?

• I want to go to a 8 month dental assistant program at Everest in Renton, WA. Anyone that has done this program at this school or something. I want to know around the cost of the entire program including books and everything. I just dont want to have them send me info, because then I know marketing people from their school will call me off the hook if I do not sign up today (which i wouldnt because i have no money yet) so if someone could please help, or even someone that has taken a dental assistant course elsewhere and knows the general cost.

• Answer:

  Please do yourself a favor and steer clear of those online, for-profit schools (though may have 'brick and mortar' buildings and may be 'accredited') such as everest, penn foster, ashworth, strayer, university of phoenix, kaplan, ashford, walden, high tech, ashwood, devry, ITT tech, sanford brown, argosy, colorado tech, westwood, stratford career and other as they are merely out to 'make a profit' (and course credits may NOT transfer to other schools). This consumer site has many posts by former students from those online, for-profit schools: http://www.ripoffreport.com and can type into search. Please also forgo those private overpriced for-profit tech schools and instead consider the more affordable county vo-tech school or community college as long as the program is accredited by the American Dental Associaton: http://www.ada.org/education.aspx For US colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ General career information: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search.