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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Delaware Technical Community College - Terry has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delaware Tech is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 12,955 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.

Delaware Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Delaware Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Delaware Tech

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

Delaware Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

90% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Delaware Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Delaware Tech are white. Around 65% 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 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry 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 13
International Students 1
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 DE, the home state for Delaware Technical Community College - Terry.

Occupation Jobs in DE Average Salary in DE
Dental Hygienists 650 $78,550

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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