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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Rhode Island

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Rhode Island

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

CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 13,684.

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.

CCRI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

CCRI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at CCRI

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

CCRI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

96% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at CCRI are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 RI, the home state for Community College of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Dental Hygienists 1,270 $74,650

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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