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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Hostos Community College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Hostos Community College

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

Hostos is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 6,136 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hostos Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Hostos Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Hostos

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

Hostos Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

89% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Hostos may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% 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 hygiene graduates 44% 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 hygiene.

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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

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 NY, the home state for Hostos Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Dental Hygienists 11,300 $76,280

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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