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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Denver

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Denver

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Community College of Denver. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCD is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 7,273.

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.

CCD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

CCD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at CCD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at CCD

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

CCD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

92% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at CCD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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CCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

CCD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at CCD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CO, the home state for Community College of Denver.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors 5,810 $144,880
Dental Hygienists 4,470 $84,510

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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