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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ozarks Technical Community College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ozarks Technical Community College

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

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 11,237.

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.

OTC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

OTC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at OTC

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

OTC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

85% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at OTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at OTC are white. Around 75% 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Dental Hygienists 3,960 $68,820

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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