Dental Assistant Programs in the Minneapolis area

Dental Assistant Programs in the Minneapolis area at a glance

Open to the public

5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)

Distance from Minneapolis

2 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 17.4 miles

Length on the WIOA list

5 listed programs give weeks: 60 each weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

379 dental assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

5 of 5 on Minnesota's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 82% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 76% (5 report it)

Pay here

$72,370 median for dental assistants ($34.79 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,920 to $76,280; 3,910 employed in the metro area; Minnesota median $65,270 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Dental assistant programs, nearest to Minneapolis first

• 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 30 of them Dental assistant.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill