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Dental Support Services at Prairie State College

Dental Support Services at Prairie State College

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Prairie State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and approximately 2,716 students attend the school each year.

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.

Prairie State College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

Prairie State College Dental Support Services Rankings

Dental Support Student Demographics at Prairie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Prairie State College.

Prairie State College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

94% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie State College with a associate's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Prairie State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 1

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 IL, the home state for Prairie State College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Dental Assistants 12,820 $39,370
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Dental Hygienists 9,450 $72,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,160 $41,800

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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