by our College Data Analytics TeamDental Assisting/Assistant is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at Dakota County Technical College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in dental assisting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at DCTC paid an average of $179 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,298 | $5,298 |
| Fees | $643 | $643 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Learn more about DCTC tuition and fees.
DCTC does not offer an online option for its dental assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DCTC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the dental assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 93.5%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental assisting at DCTC in 2019-2020, 37.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
