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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Bristol Community College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Bristol Community College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Bristol Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bristol is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,256.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist section at the bottom of this page.

Bristol Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Bristol Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Bristol

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Bristol Community College.

Bristol Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

97% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Bristol are white. Around 85% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bristol Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Dental Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Bristol Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Dental Hygienists 5,900 $82,750
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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