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Dental Support Services at Houston Community College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, take a look at what Houston Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Houston Community College sits in Houston, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 44 dental support services graduations were recorded at Houston Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Houston Community College

Online coursework is an option at Houston Community College. Of 53,253 students, 15,681 (29%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,085 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Houston Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Houston Community College’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Houston Community College

Those who finish Houston Community College’s Dental Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,821
2 years	$52,941
3 years	$60,049
4 years	$63,330
5 years	$64,875

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Dental Support Services graduates from Houston Community College earn a median of $63,330, compared with $40,924 for all Houston Community College graduates — about 55% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Dental Support Services graduates at Houston Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Houston Community College are 89% women (39) and 11% men (5).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Houston Community College

Of the 13 associate’s dental support services graduates at Houston Community College, 100% were women (13) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Houston 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 Houston Community College

The Dental Support Services program at Houston Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	31
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	13

Highest-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Houston Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Dental Support Services graduates, 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.