3 accredited schools across the Dayton metro area trained 40 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.
18 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,755 ($7,636 out of state).
13 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.
9 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,789.
3 accredited schools in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area graduated 40 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Sinclair Community College with 18.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton in Fairborn listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro earn a median $48,710 a year ($23.42/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.