8 accredited schools across the Cleveland metro area trained 85 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.
29 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,254.
This public career school in Lake County graduated 15 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
Private for-profit career school in Elyria that reported 11 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.
Public career school in Medina that reported 8 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,830 for a program of about 9 months.
This public career school in Cuyahoga County graduated 8 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
8 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,612 for a program of about 5 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Cuyahoga County graduated 3 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,249.
3 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,322 ($8,685 out of state).
8 accredited schools in the Cleveland, OH metro area graduated 85 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Remington College-Cleveland Campus with 29.
Among schools that published a program price, Lorain County Joint Vocational School District in Oberlin listed the lowest total: $1,612 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Cleveland, OH metro earn a median $47,800 a year ($22.98/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,970 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.