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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Diablo Valley College

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

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 Assisting/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

Diablo Valley Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Diablo Valley College.

Diablo Valley Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 3% 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 assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting 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
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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