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Dental Support Services at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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Dental Support Services at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 students attend the school each year. Of the 101 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2021, 45 of them were dental support services majors.

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools 182
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 470

Dental Support Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 45 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental support from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Dental Assistants 10,510 $43,680
Dental Hygienists 6,010 $90,690
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090
Dental Laboratory Technicians 690 $43,710

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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