Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Philadelphia

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Community College of Philadelphia stacks up to those at other schools.

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,672.

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.

Community College of Philadelphia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Community College of Philadelphia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

84% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at Community College of Philadelphia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

Community College of Philadelphia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 26% 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 Philadelphia with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 PA, the home state for Community College of Philadelphia.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Dental Hygienists	9,640	$67,010

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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