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Dental Support Services at Salina Area Technical College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, consider the program at Salina Area Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Salina Area Technical College is located in Salina, KS.

During the most recent reporting year, 28 dental support services degrees were awarded at Salina Area Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Salina Area Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Salina Area Technical College. Among 1,016 students, 165 (16%) studied exclusively online and 220 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Salina Area Technical College

Students who complete Salina Area Technical 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
2 years	$24,267
3 years	$28,883
4 years	$26,892
5 years	$36,809

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Salina Area Technical College earn a median of $26,892, compared with $37,967 for all Salina Area Technical College graduates — about 29% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Dental Support Services graduates at Salina Area Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Dental Support Services graduates at Salina Area Technical College are 96% women (27) and 4% men (1).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Salina Area Technical College

Among the 17 associate’s dental support services degrees awarded at Salina Area Technical College, 94% were women (16) and 6% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Salina Area Technical College, below 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 Salina Area Technical College

The Dental Support Services program at Salina Area Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	17
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	11

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Salina Area Technical College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid 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.