Certificate in Dental Assisting

The four-quarter CODA-accredited Dental Assistant Certificate of Completion program prepares students for entry-level employment within the dental industry. You will learn about dental assisting through lecture, hands-on experience and clinical experience in the field. Our expert instructors and licensed dentists will demonstrate patient procedures, and you will learn chair-side in our state-of-the-art Dental Education Clinic in the new Health Education Center on Beacon Hill. We offer opportunities for high school students to take dental assisting courses through our multiple pathways with Washington State’s Running Start Program and through the Seattle Skills Center. After graduating from high school, you can apply to and gain advanced standing in the CODA-accredited Dental Assisting Program.

Depending on your applicant type, you may need to provide different documents and/or information with your application. You must also send all required documents by the deadline and be at least 16 years old by the first day of classesStudents who will still be underage (16 or 17) by the start of classes must provide original and English-translated copies of their high school transcripts or a copy of their high school diploma.Completion of SCIE's College Bridge Level 5- SAT: 510 in Reading and Writing- ACT: 19 for both English and Reading- U.S. high school graduation with GPA of at least 2.0- AP: English Language & Composition with a score of 3 or higher- AP: English Literature & Composition with a score of 3 or higher- IB: English Literature A with a score of 4 or higher (HL)- IB: English A Language & Literature with a score of 4 or higher (HL)- Accuplacer: Reading 86, Sentence Skills 86- New Generation Accuplacer: Reading 257- GED: Language Arts 145 or higherTranscripts must show a B or 3.0 GPA, or placement in the top 20% of the class. If study occurred in countries where English is not the official language, proof that English was the medium of instruction may be required.