DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN — Federal Data, September 2026
Dental Assistant Schools in Michigan, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
25 accredited institutions in Michigan report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 25 ranked programs in Michigan, the median graduate needs 4.8 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $9,500, against median earnings of $23,957 one year after completion.
That is slower than the national median of 4.6 months for this field, measured across the 398 institutions in our national dental assistant schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, at 2.2 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Michigan institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about dental assistant schools in Michigan
The Ranking
25 dental assistant schools in Michigan, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, MI | Public | Associate | 2.2 | $9,817 | $52,947 | 28% |
| 2 | Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, MI | Public | Certificate | 3.0 | $9,500 | $37,428 | 33% |
| 3 | Lansing Community CollegeLansing, MI | Public | Associate | 3.4 | $14,136 | $49,832 | 25% |
| 4 | Ross Medical Education Center-LansingLansing, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,500 | $25,352 | 61% |
| 5 | Ross Medical Education Center-KentwoodKentwood, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,500 | $25,352 | 67% |
| 6 | Ross College-Grand Rapids NorthGrand Rapids, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,500 | $25,352 | 57% |
| 7 | Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MI | Public | Associate | 4.6 | $17,500 | $45,543 | 21% |
| 8 | Ross Medical Education Center-FlintFlint, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,566 | 66% |
| 9 | Ross Medical Education Center-SaginawSaginaw, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,566 | 63% |
| 10 | Ross Medical Education Center-BrightonBrighton, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,957 | 65% |
| 11 | Ross Medical Education Center-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,957 | 72% |
| 12 | Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt ParkRoosevelt Park, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,566 | 71% |
| 13 | Ross Medical Education Center-DavisonDavison, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,957 | 78% |
| 14 | Ross Medical Education Center-CantonCanton, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,566 | 60% |
| 15 | Ross Medical Education Center-PortagePortage, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,500 | $23,566 | 62% |
| 16 | Ross Medical Education Center-WarrenWarren, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $9,500 | $23,402 | 54% |
| 17 | Ross Medical Education Center-New BaltimoreNew Baltimore, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $9,500 | $23,402 | 80% |
| 18 | Delta CollegeUniversity Center, MI | Public | Associate | 5.8 | $17,800 | $36,828 | 27% |
| 19 | Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI | Public | Associate | 6.4 | $26,470 | $49,748 | 47% |
| 20 | Baker CollegeOwosso, MI | nonprofit | Associate | 7.1 | $25,879 | $43,971 | 36% |
| 21 | Mott Community CollegeFlint, MI | Public | Associate | 7.7 | $25,926 | $40,544 | 32% |
| 22 | Dorsey CollegeMadison Heights, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 8.6 | $13,000 | $18,208 | 54% |
| 23 | Dorsey College-RosevilleRoseville, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 8.6 | $13,000 | $18,208 | 35% |
| 24 | Dorsey College-DearbornDetroit, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 8.6 | $13,000 | $18,208 | 35% |
| 25 | Dorsey College-WoodhavenWoodhaven, MI | for-profit | Certificate | 8.6 | $13,000 | $18,208 | 48% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Michigan, one by one
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public institution in Kalamazoo. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,817 and report median earnings of $52,947 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.2 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.6 months faster than the Michigan state median of 4.8. The award measured here is an associate degree. The institution reports a 28% completion rate.
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI
Washtenaw Community College is a public institution in Ann Arbor. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $37,428 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.0 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.8 months faster than the Michigan state median of 4.8. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 33% completion rate.
Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI
Lansing Community College is a public institution in Lansing. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $14,136 and report median earnings of $49,832 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.4 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.4 months faster than the Michigan state median of 4.8. The award measured here is an associate degree. The institution reports a 25% completion rate.
Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing
Lansing, MI
Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing is a private for-profit institution in Lansing. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $25,352 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.5 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.3 months faster than the Michigan state median of 4.8. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 61% completion rate.
Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood
Kentwood, MI
Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood is a private for-profit institution in Kentwood. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $25,352 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.5 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 0.3 months faster than the Michigan state median of 4.8. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 67% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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