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Dental Support Services at Northampton County Area Community College

Dental Support Services at Northampton County Area Community College

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Northampton County Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,951 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.

Northampton Community College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

Northampton Community College Dental Support Services Rankings

Dental Support Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

96% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at Northampton Community College are white. Around 79% 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 Northampton County Area Community College with a associate's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northampton County Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 30

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Dental Assistants 11,130 $39,200
Dental Hygienists 9,640 $67,010
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,420 $40,210

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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