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Dental Assistant Programs in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
8
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,110
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$16,297
of 4 with a cost, IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 6.6 miles, farthest 32.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 8 list one: $16,297 each (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 8 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 48 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 151 dental assistant awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 8 of 8 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 80% of exiters employed in the second quarter (7 report it); middle completion 39% (7 report it)
- Pay here
- $50,110 median for dental assistants ($24.09 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,010 to $58,660; 6,030 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $48,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey College-DearbornWIOA list | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | 6.6 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-WarrenWIOA list | Warren | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 25 | 8.5 |
| Wayne County Community College DistrictWIOA list | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 9.5 |
| Dorsey College-RosevilleWIOA list | Roseville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 15.7 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-CantonWIOA list | Canton | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 18 | 16.5 |
| Dorsey College-WoodhavenWIOA list | Woodhaven | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 19.5 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-New BaltimoreWIOA list | New Baltimore | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 5 | 28.4 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-BrightonWIOA list | Brighton | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 6 | 32.2 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 39 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Michigan metro areas
- Flint area3 programs
- Grand Rapids area3 programs