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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Pearl River Community College

Dental Assisting/Assistant at Pearl River Community College

What traits are you looking for in a dental assisting school? To help you decide if Pearl River Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental assisting program.

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and approximately 5,065 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.

Pearl River Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

Pearl River Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
36% 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 following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pearl River Community College with a associate's in dental assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MS, the home state for Pearl River Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Dental Assistants 2,200 $32,900

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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