Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Austin Community College District

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Austin Community College District is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 39,896.

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.

Austin Community College District Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Austin Community College District Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Austin Community College District

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Austin Community College District.

Austin Community College District Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

92% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at Austin Community College District may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Austin Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	8
International Students	4
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 TX, the home state for Austin Community College District.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Dental Hygienists	13,850	$75,300

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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