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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Phoenix College

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

Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 9,538.

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.

Phoenix College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

Phoenix College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Phoenix College

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

Phoenix College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

96% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Phoenix College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 AZ, the home state for Phoenix College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Dental Assistants 6,850 $40,680
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $133,640

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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