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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Palomar College

Dental Assisting/Assistant at Palomar College

If you are interested in studying dental assisting/assistant, you may want to check out the program at Palomar College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 students attend the school each year.

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.

Palomar College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

Palomar College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Palomar 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 4
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants 53,110 $41,030
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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