3 accredited schools across the Flint metro area trained 24 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.
12 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,637 ($6,621 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in Genesee County graduated 10 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
2 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.
3 accredited schools in the Flint, MI metro area graduated 24 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Mott Community College with 12.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Flint in Flint listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Flint, MI metro earn a median $48,360 a year ($23.25/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.