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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Santa Fe College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Santa Fe College

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

Santa Fe College is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 12,607.

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.

Santa Fe College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Santa Fe College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Santa Fe College

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

Santa Fe College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

96% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Santa Fe College are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Santa Fe College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 FL, the home state for Santa Fe College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Dental Hygienists 11,110 $64,070
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990

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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