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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Western Nebraska Community College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Western Nebraska Community College

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

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

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

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