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August dental assistant classes in Longview: what's starting soon
Earlier cohort examples: This dated article includes schedule examples from an earlier enrollment period. For current in-person start dates and class days, use the class calendar.
If you've been telling yourself "someday," August is offering you two of them. Two in-person classes start at our Longview campus this month — one on August 17, one on August 25 — and both run the same roughly 12-week program. Here's everything you need to pick a date and get moving.
The two August start dates
Monday, August 17 — the Monday/Wednesday/Friday cohort. Three class days a week.
Tuesday, August 25 — the Tuesday/Thursday cohort. Two class days a week.
Both cohorts are in person at our campus at 2800 Gilmer Rd, Suite 106 in Longview, both cover the same curriculum, and both are daytime classes. We publish exact hours by phone rather than online so nobody plans around stale information — call or text (903) 913-6444 and we'll give you the current times for each cohort. The calendar page always has the live list of start dates.
Pick your date, see your timeline
Tap a cohort to see how the calendar plays out from today:
Finish estimate is simply start date + 12 weeks — your actual completion date is confirmed at enrollment.
MWF or Tue/Thu: how people actually choose
There's no wrong answer — the material is the same. The real question is which rhythm fits your life. The Mon/Wed/Fri cohort spreads the work across three shorter touches, which suits people who like frequent repetition and shorter gaps between classes. The Tue/Thu cohort concentrates it into two days, which tends to suit people juggling work shifts, childcare, or a longer drive — fewer trips to campus, more consolidated class time.
If you're commuting from Marshall, Kilgore, Henderson, Gladewater, or another East Texas town, the two-day pattern can save real windshield time over twelve weeks. We wrote more about weighing start dates in choosing your cohort — the logic applies to August just the same.
Why the class stays small
Each cohort is capped at 8 students. That's not a marketing flourish — it's how the training works. You learn chairside assisting by doing it with an instructor close enough to correct your hand position, not by watching from row six. Small classes also mean your instructor knows within the first week where you're strong and where you need another rep. The trade-off is honest: when 8 seats are spoken for, the next start date is the option.
What it costs
$3,000 paid in full, or $3,500 on a payment plan — $500 down holds your seat, then the $3,000 balance in simple weekly or monthly payments. No surprises, no fine print. The tuition planner lets you build your exact payment schedule with the same math as checkout.
From reading this to sitting in class
The path is short: apply (free, takes a few minutes at /apply), talk with us — come see the campus and the equipment, or just call — then enroll at /enroll to lock your seat. Your enrollment paperwork happens electronically on your phone, so day one is about scrubs and learning, not clipboards.
Curious what those first days feel like? Here's what the first week looks like, hour by hour.
If August feels too soon
For current upcoming in-person cohorts, check the class calendar. If the drive or daytime schedule does not work right now, talk it through before enrolling. Call or text (903) 913-6444 to ask about current in-person cohorts, or request a campus tour.
But a word from experience: "the next one" has a way of becoming "the one after that." If your gut said yes when you saw those August dates, that's worth listening to.
Plan your next in-person start
Check the current class calendar and tuition options, then decide whether the daytime training and commute fit your week.
Apply now →Keep reading: Choosing your cohort · Your first week at PDA · The payment plan, explained
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