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2024 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,745 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in dental assisting/assistant, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #330 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for dental assisting/assistant students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,745 degrees in dental assisting/assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Dental Assisting/Assistant School

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of dental assisting/assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dental Assisting/Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Dental Assisting/Assistant Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dental Assisting
Bachelor's Degrees in Dental Assisting

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Dental Assisting/Assistant in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental assisting degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Dental Assisting

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
110 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in dental assisting/assistant needs to check out Ivy Tech Community College. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #519 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 110 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

It's hard to beat Grand Rapids Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #958 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Grand Rapids Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 30 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Grand Rapids Community College in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

It's hard to beat University of Southern Indiana if you wish to pursue a degree in dental assisting/assistant. USI is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Evansville. A Best Colleges rank of #769 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stark State College
North Canton, OH
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
48 Dental Assisting Degrees Awarded

Stark State College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 48 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Stark State College in the most recent data year.

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Delta College
University Center, MI
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of University Center, Delta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 21 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Delta College in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #743 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Siena Heights University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Siena Heights University in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Steubenville. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Eastern Gateway Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 17 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Gateway Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

NMC is a small public college located in the remote town of Traverse City. This college ranks 45th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 15 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at NMC in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
75.0% Growth in Graduates

MCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Flint. This college ranks 43rd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 16 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

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Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, MI
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

LMC is a small public college located in the rural area of Benton Harbor. This college ranks 47th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 2 dental assisting/assistant students who graduated with this degree at LMC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best dental assisting/assistant schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 42
Michigan 915 58
Illinois 870 6
Indiana 737 63

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Dental Assisting/Assistant is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Dental Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 1,376
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 27
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 19

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