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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Florida SouthWestern State College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Florida SouthWestern State College

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

FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and approximately 15,141 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.

FSW Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

FSW Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at FSW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Florida SouthWestern State College.

FSW Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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FSW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida SouthWestern State College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 5
International Students 0
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 FL, the home state for Florida SouthWestern State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Dental Hygienists 11,110 $64,070
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990

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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