3 accredited schools across the Toledo metro area trained 42 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.
19 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college.
Public two-year college in Perrysburg that reported 14 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,512 ($9,024 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Lucas County graduated 9 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,249.
3 accredited schools in the Toledo, OH metro area graduated 42 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross College-Sylvania with 19.
Dental Assistants in the Toledo, OH metro earn a median $46,580 a year ($22.39/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.