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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Sacramento City College

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

Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 20,027.

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.

Sacramento City Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Sacramento City Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 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 Hygiene Student Demographics at Sacramento City

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

Sacramento City Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Sacramento City are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Sacramento City does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 1
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 CA, the home state for Sacramento City College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists 22,240 $100,830
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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