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Dental Support Services at Hostos Community College

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at Hostos Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hostos is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 6,136.

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

Hostos Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

Hostos Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at Hostos

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Hostos Community College.

Hostos Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

89% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Hostos may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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Hostos does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 3
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hostos Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 44

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hostos Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Dental Assistants 19,110 $39,130
Dental Hygienists 11,300 $76,280
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,790 $50,250

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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