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Dental Assistant Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 13 dental assistant programs in our files: 13 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
13
all sources
Median pay
$48,610
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
Middle program cost
$16,490
3 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
33
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area7 programs · median pay $48,950
Every dental assistant program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Crystal Lake | Certificate | $16,975 | 12 months | 21 |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | Certificate | $16,490 | 9 months | 83 |
| Midwestern Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| State Career College | Gurnee | Certificate | $2,500 | 4 months | 4 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 33 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.