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Dental Assistant Programs in the Columbus area
Columbus, OH metro area
Programs
11
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,760
dental assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,700
of 10 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Dental Assistant Programs in the Columbus area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 11 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 8 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Columbus
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.8 miles, farthest 24.8 miles
- Listed program cost
- 10 of 11 list one: $3,700 to $12,136, middle $4,620 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 3 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 49 dental assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 10 of 11 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 83% of exiters employed in the second quarter (6 report it); middle completion 100% (6 report it)
- Pay here
- $48,760 median for dental assistants ($23.44 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,730 to $78,500; 2,560 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $47,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Dental assistant programs, nearest to Columbus first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Dental Assisting AcademyWIOA list | Gahanna | WIOA list only | $4,000 | Not reported | 1.8 | |
| Dental Assistant Pro LLC-ColumbusWIOA list | Westerville | Certificate | $3,700 | 3 months | 34 | 7.7 |
| Advanced Dental Assisting AcademyWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $8,425 | Not reported | 8.4 | |
| Academy DAWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $4,500 | Not reported | 9.2 | |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools | Groveport | Certificate | $12,136 | 9 months | 5 | 9.2 |
| Columbus Dental AssistingWIOA list | Worthington | WIOA list only | $3,850 | Not reported | 10.1 | |
| Ohio Orthodontic Assistant AcademyWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $6,695 | Not reported | 12.8 | |
| Columbus Academy of Dental AssistingWIOA list | Dublin | WIOA list only | $4,620 | Not reported | 16.1 | |
| Central Ohio Technical CollegeWIOA list | Newark | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 21.7 |
| Assist To Succeed Dental Assisting SchoolsWIOA list | Newark | WIOA list only | $5,665 | Not reported | 23.0 | |
| First Impressions Dental Assisting ProgramWIOA list | Lancaster | WIOA list only | $4,115 | Not reported | 24.8 |
- 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, Columbus, 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
- Cleveland area12 programs
- Cincinnati area10 programs
- Dayton area4 programs
- Toledo area3 programs