5 accredited schools across the Minneapolis metro area trained 379 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 White Bear Lake that reported 119 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,475.
This public two-year college in Hennepin County graduated 96 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,341.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in St. Louis Park that reported 72 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,360.
53 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,264.
Public two-year college in Rosemount that reported 39 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,759.
5 accredited schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area graduated 379 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Century College with 119.
Dental Assistants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro earn a median $72,370 a year ($34.79/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $65,270 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.