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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Howard Community College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Howard Community College

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Howard Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 students attend the school each year.

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.

HCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

HCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Dental Hygienists 3,670 $85,240

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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