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Dental Support Services at Mesa Community College

If you are interested in studying Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Mesa Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mesa Community College sits in Mesa, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 11 dental support services graduations were recorded at Mesa Community College.

Online Class Availability at Mesa Community College

Distance learning is available at Mesa Community College. Of 17,077 students, 4,620 (27%) studied exclusively online and 5,003 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Mesa Community College

Use these rankings to compare Mesa Community College’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Arizona	#6 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#9 of 17
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#35 of 73
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#38 of 78
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#308 of 599
Best Value	Nationwide	#334 of 606

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Mesa Community College

Graduates of Mesa Community College’s Dental Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,774
2 years	$44,170
3 years	$55,456
4 years	$58,206
5 years	$64,120

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Mesa Community College report median earnings of $58,206, compared with $46,504 for all Mesa Community College graduates — about 25% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Dental Support Services graduates at Mesa Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Mesa Community College are 91% women (10) and 9% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Mesa Community College

Of the 11 associate’s dental support services degrees awarded at Mesa Community College, 91% were women (10) and 9% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Mesa Community College, above 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 Mesa Community College

This Dental Support Services program at Mesa Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	11

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Dental Support Services program at Mesa Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-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.