Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Western Nebraska Community College
WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,625.
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.
WNCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
WNCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings
Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at WNCC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Western Nebraska Community College.
WNCC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program
WNCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Nebraska Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
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 NE, the home state for Western Nebraska Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in NE | Average Salary in NE |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 1,750 | $91,120 |
Dental Hygienists | 1,180 | $65,870 |
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.