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Dental Support Services at Howard Community College

Dental Support Services at Howard Community College

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

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

HCC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

HCC Dental Support Services Rankings

Dental Support Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

100% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 9

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Dental Assistants 6,020 $42,080
Dental Hygienists 3,670 $85,240
Dental Laboratory Technicians 300 $39,180

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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