2 accredited schools across the Youngstown metro area trained 26 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.
20 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.
This public career school in Mahoning County graduated 6 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,050.
2 accredited schools in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area graduated 26 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Niles with 20.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Niles in Niles listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro earn a median $43,800 a year ($21.06/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.