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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Santa Fe Community College

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

SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has a total student population of 3,459.

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.

SFCC Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Dental Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

SFCC Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at SFCC

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

SFCC Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

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

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SFCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NM, the home state for Santa Fe Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Dental Assistants 2,670 $34,870
Health Specialties Professors 1,300 $150,170

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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