3 accredited schools across the Indianapolis metro area trained 167 dental assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Public two-year college in Indianapolis that reported 127 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,912 ($9,465 out of state).
22 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $9,241 ($32,509 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Marion County graduated 18 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,857.
3 accredited schools in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area graduated 167 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ivy Tech Community College with 127.
Dental Assistants in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro earn a median $48,970 a year ($23.54/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,670 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.