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Dental Support Services at Yakima Valley College

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Yakima Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 3,954 students attend the school each year. Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yakima Valley College in 2021, 21 of them were dental support services majors.

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.

YVC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Dental Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

YVC Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at YVC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at YVC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 17
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
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Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Most Focused Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 119
Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 121
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools 285
Most Focused Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools 327
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 415
Best Dental Support Services Schools 519

Dental Support Student Demographics at YVC

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

YVC Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dental Support Services from YVC in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

YVC also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

Dental Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yakima Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 21

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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Dental Assistants 10,510 $43,680
Dental Hygienists 6,010 $90,690
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090
Dental Laboratory Technicians 690 $43,710

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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