2 accredited schools across the Baltimore metro area trained 55 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.
This private for-profit career school in Baltimore County graduated 32 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $23,022 for a program of about 12 months.
Private for-profit career school in Baltimore that reported 23 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,778 for a program of about 12 months.
2 accredited schools in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area graduated 55 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Towson with 32.
Among schools that published a program price, All-State Career-Baltimore in Baltimore listed the lowest total: $21,778 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro earn a median $48,410 a year ($23.28/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,620 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.