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Dental Support Services at Virginia Peninsula Community College

If you plan to study Dental Support Services, consider the program at Virginia Peninsula Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Virginia Peninsula Community College is in Hampton, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 11 dental support services degrees were awarded at Virginia Peninsula Community College.

Studying Online at Virginia Peninsula Community College

Distance learning is available at Virginia Peninsula Community College. Of 6,410 students, 1,903 (30%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,769 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Virginia Peninsula Community College

Use these rankings to compare Virginia Peninsula Community College’s Dental Support Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Virginia	#5 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Virginia	#10 of 13
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#63 of 164
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#98 of 151
Best Value	Nationwide	#179 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#386 of 599

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Dental Support Services graduates at Virginia Peninsula Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Dental Support Services graduates at Virginia Peninsula Community College are 82% women (9) and 18% men (2).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Virginia Peninsula Community College

Among the 10 associate’s dental support services graduates at Virginia Peninsula Community College, 80% were women (8) and 20% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Peninsula Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	2

Minority students account for 20% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Peninsula Community College, lower than 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 Virginia Peninsula Community College

The Dental Support Services program at Virginia Peninsula Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	11

Highest-Paying Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Virginia Peninsula Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Dental Support Services graduates, 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.