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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Truckee Meadows Community College

Dental Assisting/Assistant at Truckee Meadows Community College

If you are interested in studying dental assisting/assistant, you may want to check out the program at Truckee Meadows Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 10,249 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Assisting/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Truckee Meadows Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Truckee Meadows Community College.

Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

95% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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Truckee Meadows Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for Truckee Meadows Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Dental Assistants 2,730 $38,240
Health Specialties Professors 1,190 $95,720

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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