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Dental Support Services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, consider the program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is in Asheville, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 42 dental support services degrees were granted at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Online Class Availability at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Distance learning is available at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Among 6,510 students, 2,186 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,950 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Use these rankings to compare Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Dental Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) North Carolina #7 of 20
Best Value North Carolina #17 of 21
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #35 of 151
Best Value Southeast (Region) #89 of 164
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #197 of 599
Best Value Nationwide #311 of 606

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Students who complete Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Dental Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Dental Support Services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $38,292
2 years $54,153
3 years $55,144
4 years $55,845
5 years $51,100

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College take home a median $55,845, compared with $33,943 for all Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College graduates — about 65% higher than the school-wide median.

Dental Support Services earnings compared with all majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Dental Support Services graduates at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College are 98% women (41) and 2% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Among the 17 associate’s dental support services graduates at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, 100% were women (17) and 0% were men (0).

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College gender breakdown of Dental Support Services Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 12
Hispanic / Latino 3
Black / African American 1
Two or More Races 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Dental Support Services majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dental Support Services Concentrations at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

This Dental Support Services program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 25
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 17

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Dental Support Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Dental Hygienists $101,356
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $46,663
Dental Assistants $25,445
Dental Laboratory Technicians $25,417

References

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