by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 17,223 people earned their degree in dental assisting/assistant, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,745 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in dental assisting/assistant. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dental assisting/assistant.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The dental assisting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region dental assisting students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Valley College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in East Liverpool, Ohio, this small private for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s dental assisting students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Business College - Indianapolis landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 12 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the #4 spot on the list. Traverse City, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Michigan College Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mott Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 16 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Stark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 48 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Rapids Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 30 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kaskaskia College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kaskaskia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lake Michigan College is a small public school situated in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It awarded 2 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Siena Heights University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 2 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Siena Heights University Dental Assisting/Assistant Report
University of Southern Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Southern Indiana is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 110 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Assisting/Assistant at Ivy Tech Community College
Central Ohio Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Newark, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dental Assisting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 17 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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