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 Central Georgia Technical College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in dental support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at CGTC paid an average of $200 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $100 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,400 | $4,800 |
| Fees | $642 | $642 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about CGTC tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Dental Support students who received their associate degree at CGTC took out an average of $17,265 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $17,555.
dental support who receive their associate degree from CGTC make an average of $41,937 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the CGTC 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 CGTC Online Learning page.
About 96.3% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Around 25.9% of dental support associate degree recipients at CGTC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 16 |
| Allied Health Professions | 53 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 3 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 14 |
| Nursing | 38 |
*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.
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