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Dental assistant schools in Ohio
Ohio has 36 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Ohio, expect to start around $36,870–$42,660 and reach a median of $47,970 with experience; the top quarter earn $59,520 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,283 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,150 employed in Ohio. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshlandBlue AshBrecksvilleCantonCentervilleCincinnatiClevelandConcord TwpCuyahoga FallsDaytonEast LiverpoolElyriaGroveportKirtlandLebanonLimaMansfieldMaumeeMedinaMiddleburg HeightsNew PhiladelphiaNewarkNilesNorth CantonOberlinPerrysburgSmithvilleSteubenvilleSylvaniaWestervilleYoungstown
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public | 14 | $41,612 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public | 25 | $36,487 | $6,378 | 23% | not reported |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown | Public | 6 | $26,223 | not reported | 94% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | for-profit | 16 | $24,949 | $13,000 | 50% | not reported |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center | Ashland | Public | 10 | $24,590 | not reported | 86% | $11,982 |
| Fortis College-Centerville | Centerville | for-profit | 14 | $24,569 | $13,000 | 44% | not reported |
| East Ohio College | East Liverpool | for-profit | 7 | $23,953 | $9,279 | 74% | not reported |
| Ross College-Sylvania | Sylvania | for-profit | 14 | $23,358 | $9,500 | 53% | $27,830 |
| Ross College-Canton | Canton | for-profit | 5 | $23,358 | $9,500 | 46% | $32,427 |
| Polaris Career Center | Middleburg Heights | Public | 11 | $23,209 | not reported | 77% | $17,171 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School | New Philadelphia | Public | 4 | $22,985 | not reported | 88% | $11,864 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton | Dayton | for-profit | 23 | $22,365 | $9,500 | 56% | $24,658 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | for-profit | 16 | $22,365 | $9,500 | 60% | $23,823 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria | Elyria | for-profit | 14 | $22,121 | $9,500 | 69% | $23,817 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Niles | Niles | for-profit | 25 | $21,985 | $9,500 | 61% | $23,146 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | Cleveland | non-profit | 25 | $21,379 | $9,500 | 55% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls | for-profit | 13 | $20,979 | $13,000 | 47% | not reported |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools | Groveport | Public | 1 | $19,776 | $5,500 | 81% | $18,296 |
| Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus | Westerville | for-profit | 41 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon | Lebanon | for-profit | 32 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | Blue Ash | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $12,714 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | Oberlin | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $15,196 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Madison Adult Career Center | Mansfield | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 85% | $19,858 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | Maumee | for-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Medina County Career Center | Medina | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $14,691 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $32,003 |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville | Brecksville | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $27,799 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $33,356 |
| North Central State College | Mansfield | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.