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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Salt Lake Community College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 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.

Salt Lake Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Salt Lake Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Salt Lake Community College.

Salt Lake Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

95% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Salt Lake Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Dental Hygienists 2,860 $69,490
Health Specialties Professors 2,120 $141,550

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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