Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Bergen Community College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Bergen Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, New Jersey and has a total student population of 11,409.

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.

Bergen Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Bergen Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Bergen Community College

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

Bergen Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

87% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at Bergen Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Bergen Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NJ, the home state for Bergen Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Dental Hygienists	6,290	$85,860
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190

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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