Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Oakland Community College

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Oakland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 14,511.

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.

Oakland Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Oakland Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Oakland Community College

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

Oakland Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

94% Women

6% 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.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Oakland Community College are white. Around 83% 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 Oakland Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
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 MI, the home state for Oakland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Dental Hygienists	9,510	$64,130
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020

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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