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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is located in Visalia, California and approximately 1,927 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.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia offers distance education options for dental hygiene at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

92% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia 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 12
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists 22,240 $100,830
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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