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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Westmoreland County Community College

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

Westmoreland College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,369 students attend the school each year.

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.

Westmoreland College 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

Westmoreland College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Westmoreland College

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

Westmoreland College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
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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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at Westmoreland College are white. Around 100% 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 Westmoreland County Community College with a associate's in dental assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
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 PA, the home state for Westmoreland County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Dental Assistants 11,130 $39,200

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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