Dental Support Services at Diablo Valley College
Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693.
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.
Diablo Valley Dental Support Services Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Dental Support (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Dental Support
Diablo Valley Dental Support Services Rankings
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Dental Support Student Demographics at Diablo Valley
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Diablo Valley College.
Diablo Valley Dental Support Services Associate’s Program
Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Diablo Valley College with a associate's in dental support.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Diablo Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 18 |
Dental Assisting/Assistant | 5 |
Related Majors
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 CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Dental Assistants | 53,110 | $41,030 |
Dental Hygienists | 22,240 | $100,830 |
Health Specialties Professors | 11,540 | $161,770 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians | 4,410 | $43,340 |
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.