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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Columbia Basin College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Columbia Basin College

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Columbia Basin College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from CBC.

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.

CBC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

CBC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at CBC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at CBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
8
22
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 239
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 239

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at CBC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CBC also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists 6,010 $90,690
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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