8 accredited schools across the Detroit metro area trained 151 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 two-year college in Wayne County graduated 41 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $21,600.
Private for-profit two-year college in Roseville that reported 27 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
Private for-profit career school in Warren that reported 25 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
22 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,688 ($3,643 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in Canton that reported 18 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Wayne County graduated 7 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
Private for-profit career school in Brighton that reported 6 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
5 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
8 accredited schools in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area graduated 151 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Dorsey College-Dearborn with 41.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Warren in Warren listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro earn a median $50,110 a year ($24.09/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,820 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.