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Dental Support Services at Pima Community College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, take a look at what Pima Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Pima Community College is in Tucson, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 46 dental support services graduations were recorded at Pima Community College.

Online Class Availability at Pima Community College

Distance learning is available at Pima Community College. Among 16,283 students, 5,143 (32%) studied exclusively online and 3,421 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Pima Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Pima Community College’s Dental Support Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#1 of 17
Best Value	Arizona	#1 of 14
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#1 of 73
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#3 of 78
Best Value	Nationwide	#5 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#39 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Pima Community College

Graduates of Pima 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	$46,437
2 years	$43,449
3 years	$51,434
4 years	$51,891
5 years	$56,570

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Pima Community College earn a median of $51,891, compared with $41,675 for all Pima Community College graduates — about 25% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Dental Support Services graduates from Pima Community College is $10,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Dental Support Services graduates at Pima Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Pima Community College are 89% women (41) and 11% men (5).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Pima Community College

Among the 32 associate’s dental support services graduates at Pima Community College, 91% were women (29) and 9% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 59% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Pima Community College, above 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 Pima Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	14
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	29
Dental Laboratory Technology	3

Top-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Pima Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Dental Support Services majors, 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.