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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Ozarks Technical Community College

Dental Assisting/Assistant at Ozarks Technical Community College

If you plan to study dental assisting/assistant, take a look at what Ozarks Technical Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 11,237.

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

OTC Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

OTC Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at OTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Ozarks Technical Community College.

OTC Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at OTC are white. Around 91% 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in dental assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Dental Assistants 5,300 $38,350
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840

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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