Dental Support Services at West Coast University - Orange County

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if West Coast University - Orange County is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

West Coast University - Orange County is located in Anaheim, California and approximately 4,330 students attend the school each year.

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

West Coast University - Orange County Dental Support Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

West Coast University - Orange County Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at West Coast University - Orange County is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. 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 Support Student Demographics at West Coast University - Orange County

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at West Coast University - Orange County.

West Coast University - Orange County Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical dental support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at West Coast University - Orange County since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental support bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Coast University - Orange County with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

The following dental support concentations are available at West Coast University - Orange County. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Coast University - Orange County. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	79

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support 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 West Coast University - Orange County.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants	53,110	$41,030
Dental Hygienists	22,240	$100,830
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Dental Laboratory Technicians	4,410	$43,340

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.