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Dental Support Services at Coastal Carolina Community College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, take a look at what Coastal Carolina Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Coastal Carolina Community College is in Jacksonville, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 41 dental support services degrees were granted at Coastal Carolina Community College.

Online Class Availability at Coastal Carolina Community College

Many students take online classes at Coastal Carolina Community College. Of 3,659 students, 1,324 (36%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,336 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Coastal Carolina Community College

Rankings can help you compare Coastal Carolina Community College’s Dental Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#12 of 20
Best Value	North Carolina	#15 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#56 of 151
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#67 of 164
Best Value	Nationwide	#189 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#255 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Coastal Carolina Community College

Those who finish Coastal Carolina Community College’s Dental Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$44,751
2 years	$37,830
3 years	$56,781
4 years	$59,446
5 years	$64,575

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Coastal Carolina Community College earn a median of $59,446, compared with $32,086 for all Coastal Carolina Community College graduates — about 85% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Dental Support Services graduates at Coastal Carolina Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Coastal Carolina Community College are 83% women (34) and 17% men (7).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Coastal Carolina Community College

Of the 19 associate’s dental support services graduates at Coastal Carolina Community College, 74% were women (14) and 26% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	3
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Coastal Carolina 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 Coastal Carolina Community College

The Dental Support Services program at Coastal Carolina Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	22
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	19

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Coastal Carolina Community College pursue many career paths. Here 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.