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Dental Assistant Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana)
Programs
15
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,950
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,500
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 15 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 8 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 0.8 miles, farthest 36.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 15 list one: $2,500 to $16,975 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 4 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 11 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 114 dental assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 11 of 15 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $48,950 median for dental assistants ($23.53 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,950 to $61,150; 10,490 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $48,610 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Health CareersWIOA list | Harwood Heights, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 0.8 | |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 5.7 | |
| B&DA Inc.WIOA list | Skokie, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 6.1 | |
| National College of HealthWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 6.2 | |
| Midwestern Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 10.0 |
| Dental Assistant Academy of ChicagoWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 10.3 | |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 10.4 |
| Northwest Suburban CollegeWIOA list | Rolling Meadows, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 13.8 | |
| North Shore Dental Assisting AcademyWIOA list | Libertyville, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 24.2 | |
| Springboard DentalWIOA list | Oak Forest, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 24.3 | |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 26.9 |
| State Career College | Gurnee, IL | Certificate | $2,500 | 4 months | 4 | 29.4 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 30.5 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc.WIOA list | Crystal Lake, IL | Certificate | $16,975 | 12 months | 21 | 33.1 |
| Indiana University-Northwest | Gary, IN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 36.3 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are 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