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Dental Support Services at Taft College

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if Taft College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

Taft College is located in Taft, California and has a total student population of 3,566.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

Taft College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

Taft College Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at Taft College

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

Taft College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

79% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Taft College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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Taft College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Taft College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 19

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support 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 Taft College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants 53,110 $41,030
Dental Hygienists 22,240 $100,830
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Dental Laboratory Technicians 4,410 $43,340

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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