Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Community College of Rhode Island is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 13,684.

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.

CCRI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

CCRI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at CCRI

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

CCRI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

86% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at CCRI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

CCRI does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 15% 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 Rhode Island with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 RI, the home state for Community College of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Dental Hygienists	1,270	$74,650

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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