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Dental Assistant Programs in the Cleveland area
Cleveland, OH metro area
Programs
12
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,800
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,720
of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Cleveland area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Cleveland
- 7 within 10 miles; nearest 2.0 miles, farthest 29.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 12 list one: $2,720 to $16,297, middle $3,179 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 85 dental assistant awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 10 of 12 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 86% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 100% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $47,800 median for dental assistants ($22.98 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,050 to $88,300; 2,540 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $47,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Cleveland first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio VIP Dental assisting training school LLCWIOA list | Parma | WIOA list only | $2,720 | Not reported | 2.0 | |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Brecksville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 5.7 |
| Remington College-Cleveland CampusWIOA list | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 | 6.7 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 7.1 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $2,720 | Not reported | 8.3 | |
| Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleWIOA list | Brecksville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 8.3 |
| Accelerated Dental Assisting AcademyWIOA list | Bedford | WIOA list only | $3,179 | Not reported | 9.1 | |
| Medina County Career CenterWIOA list | Medina | Certificate | $7,830 | 10 months | 8 | 19.8 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria | Elyria | Certificate | $16,297 | 9 months | 11 | 20.8 |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 24.0 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 28.1 |
| Auburn Career CenterWIOA list | Concord Twp | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 29.4 |
- 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, Cleveland, OH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 70 of them Dental assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Ohio metro areas
- Columbus area11 programs
- Cincinnati area10 programs
- Dayton area4 programs
- Toledo area3 programs