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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Harrisburg Area Community College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Harrisburg Area Community College

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

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 15,376.

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.

HACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

HACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC 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 HACC are white. Around 65% 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 Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 1
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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

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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