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Dental Assisting/Assistant at College of Western Idaho

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Dental Assisting/Assistant at College of Western Idaho

What traits are you looking for in a dental assisting school? To help you decide if College of Western Idaho is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental assisting program.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 10,200 students attend the school each year.

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

CWI Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

CWI Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at CWI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at College of Western Idaho.

CWI Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at CWI are white. Around 89% 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 College of Western Idaho with a associate's in dental assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
Dental Assistants 2,230 $34,800
Health Specialties Professors 300 $101,590

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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