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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Rio Salado College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Rio Salado College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Rio Salado College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 students attend the school each year.

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

Rio Salado College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Rio Salado College does offer online courses in dental hygiene for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Careers That Dental Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $133,640
Dental Hygienists 3,200 $85,890

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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