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Dental Support Services at College of the Redwoods

If you are interested in studying Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at College of the Redwoods. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Redwoods is in Eureka, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 17 dental support services degrees were granted at College of the Redwoods.

Online & Distance Learning at College of the Redwoods

Online coursework is an option at College of the Redwoods. Of 4,706 students, 1,290 (27%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,279 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at College of the Redwoods

These rankings give you a sense of how College of the Redwoods’s Dental Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#13 of 74
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#18 of 116
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#39 of 75
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#70 of 117
Best Value	Nationwide	#70 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#362 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from College of the Redwoods

Students who complete College of the Redwoods’s Dental Support Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$31,848
4 years	$23,506
5 years	$33,222

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Dental Support Services graduates from College of the Redwoods report median earnings of $23,506, compared with $34,752 for all College of the Redwoods graduates — about 32% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Dental Support Services graduates at College of the Redwoods, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Dental Support Services graduates at College of the Redwoods are 94% women (16) and 6% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at College of the Redwoods

Among the 3 associate’s dental support services graduates at College of the Redwoods, 100% were women (3) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	2

Minority students account for 67% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at College of the Redwoods, higher 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 College of the Redwoods

This Dental Support Services program at College of the Redwoods breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	17

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Dental Support Services program at College of the Redwoods go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Dental Support Services majors, 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.