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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pasco-Hernando State College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Pasco-Hernando State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PHSC is located in New Port Richey, Florida and has a total student population of 9,886.

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.

PHSC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

PHSC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at PHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Pasco-Hernando State College.

PHSC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

88% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at PHSC 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 Pasco-Hernando State College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
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 FL, the home state for Pasco-Hernando State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Dental Hygienists 11,110 $64,070
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990

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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