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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pensacola State College

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

Pensacola State is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 9,226.

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.

Pensacola State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Pensacola State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Pensacola State

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

Pensacola State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

86% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Pensacola State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Pensacola State are white. Around 68% 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 Pensacola State College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 19
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 FL, the home state for Pensacola 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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