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Dental Support Services at El Paso Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at El Paso Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 30 dental support services graduations were recorded at El Paso Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at El Paso Community College

Many students take online classes at El Paso Community College. Among 25,567 students, 4,728 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 13,520 (53%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at El Paso Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how El Paso Community College’s Dental Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#4 of 47
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#7 of 73
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#20 of 49
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#32 of 78
Best Value	Nationwide	#55 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#252 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from El Paso Community College

Graduates of El Paso Community College’s Dental Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$56,415
3 years	$48,259
4 years	$48,073
5 years	$54,817

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Dental Support Services graduates from El Paso Community College report median earnings of $48,073, compared with $33,163 for all El Paso Community College graduates — about 45% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Dental Support Services graduates at El Paso Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Dental Support Services graduates at El Paso Community College are 93% women (28) and 7% men (2).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at El Paso Community College

Among the 20 associate’s dental support services graduates at El Paso Community College, 90% were women (18) and 10% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at El Paso Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at El Paso Community College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dental Support Services Concentrations at El Paso Community College

The Dental Support Services program at El Paso Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	18
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	12

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Dental Support Services program at El Paso Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Dental Support Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Dental Hygienists	$101,356
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663
Dental Assistants	$25,445
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$25,417

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.