Des Moines Area Community College Associate in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

20 Associate Degrees Awarded

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at Des Moines Area Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in dental hygiene, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does an Associate in Dental Hygiene from DMACC Cost?

$5,100 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

DMACC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at DMACC paid an average of $340 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $170 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,100	$10,200
Books and Supplies	$870	$870
On Campus Room and Board	$7,276	$7,276
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,654	$1,654

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Does DMACC Offer an Online Associate in Dental Hygiene?

Online degrees for the DMACC dental hygiene associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DMACC Online Learning page.

DMACC Associate Student Diversity for Dental Hygiene

20 Associate Degrees Awarded

100.0% Women

15.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 20 associate degrees in dental hygiene awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their associate degree in dental hygiene in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 15.0% of dental hygiene associate degree recipients at DMACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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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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