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Dental Support Services at Flint Hills Technical College

If you are interested in studying Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Flint Hills Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Flint Hills Technical College is located in Emporia, KS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 29 dental support services degrees were granted at Flint Hills Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Flint Hills Technical College

Distance learning is available at Flint Hills Technical College. Among 1,794 students, 600 (33%) studied exclusively online and 707 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Flint Hills Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Flint Hills Technical College’s Dental Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Kansas	#2 of 4
Best Value	Kansas	#4 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#21 of 49
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#38 of 48
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#158 of 599
Best Value	Nationwide	#343 of 606

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Flint Hills Technical College

Those who finish Flint Hills Technical 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	$51,245
2 years	$47,572
3 years	$27,715
4 years	$30,131
5 years	$34,968

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Dental Support Services graduates from Flint Hills Technical College earn a median of $30,131, compared with $39,202 for all Flint Hills Technical College graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Dental Support Services graduates from Flint Hills Technical College comes in at $15,498.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Dental Support Services graduates at Flint Hills Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Flint Hills Technical College are 97% women (28) and 3% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Flint Hills Technical College

Of the 17 associate’s dental support services degrees awarded at Flint Hills Technical College, 100% were women (17) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	3
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Flint Hills Technical 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 Flint Hills Technical College

This Dental Support Services program at Flint Hills Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	13
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	16

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Flint Hills Technical College work across a variety of fields. Below 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.