Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Atlanta Technical College

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

Atlanta Area Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,030.

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.

Atlanta Area Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Atlanta Area Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Atlanta Area Tech

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

Atlanta Area Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

80% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at Atlanta Area Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Atlanta Area Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
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 Atlanta 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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