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 Del Mar 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at DMC was $106 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $69 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,070 | $3,180 |
| Fees | $2,750 | $2,750 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,260 | $1,260 |
Learn more about DMC 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 DMC took out an average of $8,750 in student loans. That is 50% lower than the national average of $17,555.
dental support who receive their associate degree from DMC make an average of $45,852 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the DMC 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 DMC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in dental support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at DMC in 2019-2020, 71.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| 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 Assisting/Assistant | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
*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.
