by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Dental Support Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Cape Fear Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in dental support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at CFCC was $268 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $316 | $316 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about CFCC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the CFCC dental support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CFCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 90.0% of the dental support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the dental support associate degrees at CFCC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 17 |
| Allied Health Professions | 49 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 2 |
| Nursing | 62 |
*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.
