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Dental Support Services at Pearl River Community College

If you are interested in studying Dental Support Services, consider the program at Pearl River Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, MS.

During the most recent reporting year, 29 dental support services degrees were awarded at Pearl River Community College.

Online Class Availability at Pearl River Community College

Many students take online classes at Pearl River Community College. Of 6,011 students, 1,805 (30%) studied exclusively online and 2,499 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Pearl River Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Pearl River Community College’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Mississippi	#3 of 8
Best Value	Mississippi	#4 of 9
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#33 of 164
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#74 of 151
Best Value	Nationwide	#89 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#319 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Pearl River Community College

Graduates of Pearl River Community College’s Dental Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$38,824
2 years	$41,565

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Dental Support Services graduates from Pearl River Community College is $13,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Dental Support Services graduates at Pearl River Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Dental Support Services graduates at Pearl River Community College are 97% women (28) and 3% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Pearl River Community College

Of the 26 associate’s dental support services graduates at Pearl River Community College, 96% were women (25) and 4% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Pearl River Community College, lower than 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 Pearl River Community College

The Dental Support Services program at Pearl River Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	14
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	15

Top-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Dental Support Services program at Pearl River Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-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.