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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Orange Coast College

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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Assisting/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Orange Coast College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Dental Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

Orange Coast College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Orange Coast College.

Orange Coast College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

83% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants 53,110 $41,030
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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