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Dental Support Services at Catawba Valley Community College

Dental Support Services at Catawba Valley Community College

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

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and has a total student population of 4,328.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

CVCC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

CVCC Dental Support Services Rankings

Dental Support Student Demographics at CVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Catawba Valley Community College.

CVCC Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

93% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at CVCC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

Dental Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catawba Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 17

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Catawba Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Dental Assistants 9,420 $41,790
Dental Hygienists 6,670 $69,500
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,100 $43,190

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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