Program Costs

Palomar College RDA Program Expenses

Fall Semester Estimated Expenses

Tuition ($46 per unit for CA Residents)	$644*
Textbook and Material Packet Fees	$275
Student Health Fee	$26
Parking Permits	$46
Uniforms and Name Badge	$150
PPE: Shields, Masks, and Gloves	$350
Materials (Typodont and Instruments)	$1,000
Total Estimated Expenses	$2,491

*Tuition Fees are due at the time of enrollment.
**Payment for typodont kits is due in August and instrument kits payment is due in September.

Spring Semester Estimated Expenses

Tuition ($46 per unit for CA Residents)	$552*
Textbooks and Material Packet Fees	$132
Student Health Fee	$26
Parking Permit	$46
PPE: Masks, Gowns, and Gloves	$250
Total Estimated Expenses	$999

*Tuition and fees are due at the time of enrollment

The following are required before official acceptance into the RDA program.
Costs are estimated.

Physical Exam	$100*
Hepatitis Series of 3 Shots	$150*
Tdap and TB Test	$100*
Vision Exam	$100*
Dental Cleaning, Exam, and Bite-Wing X-Rays	$150*
CPR Certification	$50
Total Estimated Expenses	$650

*These expenses are estimated and may be covered completely or partially by insurance.

NOTE: The above estimates do not include transportation costs to and from school and extern sites.