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 Farmingdale State College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #26 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale was $708 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,325 | $1,325 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,400 | $13,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $63,005 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $54,567.
Online degrees for the SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale dental support bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Online Learning page.
About 95.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Around 56.5% of dental support bachelor’s degree recipients at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 22 |
| Nursing | 102 |
*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.
