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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Hudson Valley Community College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Hudson Valley Community College

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Hudson Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

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.

HVCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

HVCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at HVCC

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

HVCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

88% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at HVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at HVCC are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Dental Hygienists 11,300 $76,280

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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