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Dental Support Services at Carl Sandburg College

If you are interested in studying Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Carl Sandburg College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carl Sandburg College sits in Galesburg, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 29 dental support services degrees were granted at Carl Sandburg College.

Online Class Availability at Carl Sandburg College

Distance learning is available at Carl Sandburg College. Among 1,603 students, 480 (30%) studied exclusively online and 554 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Carl Sandburg College

These rankings give you a sense of how Carl Sandburg College’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#1 of 23
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#2 of 96
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#7 of 23
Best Value	Nationwide	#12 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#25 of 96
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#163 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Carl Sandburg College

Students who complete Carl Sandburg College’s Dental Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$42,721
2 years	$43,319
3 years	$52,041
4 years	$46,124
5 years	$54,300

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Dental Support Services graduates from Carl Sandburg College earn a median of $46,124, compared with $34,905 for all Carl Sandburg College graduates — about 32% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Dental Support Services graduates from Carl Sandburg College stands at $10,374.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Dental Support Services graduates at Carl Sandburg College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Carl Sandburg College are 97% women (28) and 3% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Carl Sandburg College

Among the 29 associate’s dental support services degrees awarded at Carl Sandburg College, 97% were women (28) and 3% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Carl Sandburg College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	6
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 38% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Carl Sandburg College, lower than 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 Carl Sandburg College

The Dental Support Services program at Carl Sandburg College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	29

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Dental Support Services program at Carl Sandburg College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Dental Support Services graduates, 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

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.