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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Halifax Community College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Halifax Community College

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

Halifax Community College is located in Weldon, North Carolina and has a total student population of 988.

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.

Halifax Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Halifax Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Halifax Community College

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

Halifax Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

94% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Halifax Community College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

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 NC, the home state for Halifax Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Dental Hygienists 6,670 $69,500

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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