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Dental Support Services at Normandale Community College

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

Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, MN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 23 dental support services degrees were granted at Normandale Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Normandale Community College

Online coursework is an option at Normandale Community College. Among 11,026 students, 4,334 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,455 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Normandale Community College

Use these rankings to compare Normandale Community College’s Dental Support Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#9 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#17 of 18
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#28 of 48
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#43 of 49
Best Value	Nationwide	#327 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#369 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Normandale Community College

Those who finish Normandale 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	$61,308
2 years	$48,849
3 years	$53,564
4 years	$49,953
5 years	$50,282

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Dental Support Services graduates from Normandale Community College earn a median of $49,953, compared with $48,237 for all Normandale Community College graduates — about 4% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Dental Support Services graduates from Normandale Community College comes in at $31,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Dental Support Services graduates at Normandale Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Dental Support Services graduates at Normandale Community College are 91% women (21) and 9% men (2).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Normandale Community College

Of the 23 associate’s dental support services graduates at Normandale Community College, 91% were women (21) and 9% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	8
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Normandale 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 Normandale Community College

The Dental Support Services program at Normandale Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	23

Highest-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Normandale 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.