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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Foothill College

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

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and has a total student population of 14,605.

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.

Foothill College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

Foothill College Dental Assisting/Assistant 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 Assisting Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

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

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Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
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 Foothill 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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