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Dental assistant program at Fortis Institute-Towson
Towson, MD · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (410) 337-5155 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $22,155
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,463
- Listed cost
- $23,618
- LengthIPEDS
- 60 credit hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 32
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 193 graduates
- $24,564
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $33,008
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $138 a month over 10 years
- $13,000
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- $48,410
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Fortis Institute-Towson awarded 32 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $22,155 compares with a Maryland median wage of $48,620 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Maryland's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Assisting (1040 Clock Hours)Md State Bd Dental Examiners Dental Asst · In person · CIP 51.0601 | $20,223+ $900 books | 57 weeks, 18 hours a week | 43.7% | 80.9% | $5,991 | 206 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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