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Dental Support Services at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Harrisburg Area Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harrisburg Area Community College sits in Harrisburg, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 36 dental support services degrees were granted at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Harrisburg Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Harrisburg Area Community College. Among 12,585 students, 5,765 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,380 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Harrisburg Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare Harrisburg Area Community College’s Dental Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Pennsylvania #5 of 17
Best Schools (Quality) Pennsylvania #8 of 17
Best Value Middle Atlantic (Region) #23 of 53
Best Schools (Quality) Middle Atlantic (Region) #26 of 54
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #291 of 599
Best Value Nationwide #312 of 606

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College

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

Median earnings by years after graduation for Dental Support Services at Harrisburg Area Community College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $44,335
2 years $43,718
3 years $46,763
4 years $44,760
5 years $52,935

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College take home a median $44,760, compared with $49,664 for all Harrisburg Area Community College graduates — about 10% lower than the school-wide median.

Dental Support Services earnings compared with all majors at Harrisburg Area Community College

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College are 97% women (35) and 3% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Harrisburg Area Community College

Among the 23 associate’s dental support services graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College, 96% were women (22) and 4% were men (1).

Harrisburg Area Community College gender breakdown of Dental Support Services Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 20
Hispanic / Latino 1
Asian 2
Racial-ethnic diversity of Dental Support Services majors at Harrisburg Area Community College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 13% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College, below 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 Harrisburg Area Community College

The Dental Support Services program at Harrisburg Area Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 13
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 23

Top-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Harrisburg Area Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid 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

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