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Dental Assistant Programs in the Indianapolis area
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,970
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Dental Assistant Programs in the Indianapolis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Indianapolis
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.4 miles, farthest 6.3 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 167 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $48,970 median for dental assistants ($23.54 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,650 to $59,550; 2,200 employed in the metro area; Indiana median $48,670 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Indianapolis first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis | Certificate | 127 | 2.4 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Certificate | 22 | 4.1 |
| Fortis College-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Certificate | 18 | 6.3 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Indiana: 3,194 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 60 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill