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Dental Support Services at Clark College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Dental Support Services, take a look at what Clark College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Clark College sits in Vancouver, WA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 28 dental support services degrees were granted at Clark College.

Online Class Availability at Clark College

Distance learning is available at Clark College. Among 7,463 students, 3,267 (44%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,305 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Clark College

Use these rankings to compare Clark College’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Washington	#5 of 18
Best Value	Washington	#9 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#29 of 117
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#35 of 116
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#92 of 599
Best Value	Nationwide	#210 of 606

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Clark College

Graduates of Clark College’s Dental Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$61,055
2 years	$60,320
3 years	$67,184
4 years	$63,801
5 years	$82,041

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Dental Support Services graduates from Clark College take home a median $63,801, compared with $39,691 for all Clark College graduates — about 61% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Dental Support Services graduates from Clark College is $23,429.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Dental Support Services graduates at Clark College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Clark College are 89% women (25) and 11% men (3).

Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program at Clark College

Of the 28 bachelor’s dental support services graduates at Clark College, 89% were women (25) and 11% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 29% of Dental Support Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Clark College, below the national average of 38%.*

*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 Clark College

This Dental Support Services program at Clark College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	28

Top-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Dental Support Services program at Clark College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-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

• 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.