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Dental Assistant Programs in Minnesota
Colleges and schools: 13
Programs
13
all sources
Median pay
$65,270
dental assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $48,070
On the WIOA list
30
Dental assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Dental Assistant Programs in Minnesota: the figures
- Programs we list
- 13 in Minnesota: 13 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 12 public and 1 private; 535 dental assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 13 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $65,270 a year for dental assistants in Minnesota, against $48,070 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 30 of them dental assistant.
- WIOA results
- 30 dental assistant programs on Minnesota's list; middle values: 67.9% of students who exited completed (24 programs report it); 84.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (25); $8,558 median earnings in that quarter (25) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Minnesota metro area has a page; the largest list, Minneapolis, has 5 programs.
By metro area
- Minneapolis area5 programs · median pay $72,370
Every dental assistant program in Minnesota
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdWIOA list | Brainerd | Certificate | 38 |
| Century CollegeWIOA list | White Bear Lake | Certificate | 119 |
| Dakota County Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rosemount | Certificate | 39 |
| Hennepin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Brooklyn Park | Certificate | 96 |
| Herzing University-MinneapolisWIOA list | St. Louis Park | Certificate | 72 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Minneapolis | Certificate | 53 |
| Minnesota North CollegeWIOA list | Hibbing | Certificate | 15 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Certificate | 3 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Certificate | 15 |
| Northwest Technical CollegeWIOA list | Bemidji | Certificate | 14 |
| Rochester Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rochester | Certificate | 24 |
| South Central CollegeWIOA list | North Mankato | Certificate | 23 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeWIOA list | Saint Cloud | Certificate | 24 |
- 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, Minnesota, read October 8, 2026.
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