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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Georgia Technical College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Georgia Technical College

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

West Georgia Technical College is located in Waco, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,437.

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.

West Georgia Technical College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at West Georgia Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at West Georgia Technical College.

West Georgia Technical College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at West Georgia Technical College are white. Around 80% 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 West Georgia Technical College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 GA, the home state for West Georgia Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Dental Hygienists 6,910 $65,650
Health Specialties Professors 4,970 $119,400

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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