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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at El Centro College

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

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 74,781.

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.

El Centro College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

El Centro College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

89% Women
74% 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 El Centro College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
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 TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Dental Hygienists 13,850 $75,300

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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