by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dental Assisting/Assistant. 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 Clover Park Technical 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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Part-time undergraduates at CPTC paid an average of $111 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,040 | $5,040 |
| Fees | $700 | $700 |
| Books and Supplies | $840 | $840 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at CPTC in Dental Support walked away with an average of $16,640 in student debt. That is 5% lower than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from CPTC is $33,410 per year. That is 25% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the CPTC 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 CPTC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.8% of the dental support associate degrees at CPTC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Assisting/Assistant | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 59 |
| Allied Health Professions | 23 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 12 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 15 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 4 |
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*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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