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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Yakima Valley College

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Yakima Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and has a total student population of 3,954. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from YVC.

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.

YVC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

YVC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at YVC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. 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 Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 33
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
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Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 123

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at YVC

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

YVC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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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 hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists 6,010 $90,690
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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