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Dental Support Services at Bergen Community College

If you are interested in studying Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Bergen Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 38 dental support services degrees were granted at Bergen Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Bergen Community College

Many students take online classes at Bergen Community College. Of 11,720 students, 1,679 (14%) studied exclusively online and 3,977 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Bergen Community College

Rankings can help you compare Bergen Community College’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New Jersey	#2 of 13
Best Value	New Jersey	#4 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#9 of 54
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#15 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#74 of 599
Best Value	Nationwide	#193 of 606

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Bergen Community College

Students who complete Bergen Community College’s Dental Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$57,621
2 years	$56,544
3 years	$59,668
4 years	$60,531
5 years	$63,760

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Bergen Community College earn a median of $60,531, compared with $43,243 for all Bergen Community College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Dental Support Services graduates from Bergen Community College comes in at $22,382.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Dental Support Services graduates at Bergen Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Dental Support Services graduates at Bergen Community College are 95% women (36) and 5% men (2).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Bergen Community College

Among the 38 associate’s dental support services degrees awarded at Bergen Community College, 95% were women (36) and 5% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Bergen Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	2
Asian	5
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Bergen Community College, lower than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dental Support Services Concentrations at Bergen Community College

This Dental Support Services program at Bergen Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	38

Top-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Dental Support Services program at Bergen Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Dental Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Dental Hygienists	$101,356
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663
Dental Assistants	$25,445
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$25,417

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.