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 Foothill 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for dental support majors, Foothill College came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #5 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Foothill College.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Foothill College paid an average of $224 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $31 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,395 | $10,080 |
| Fees | $168 | $168 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,971 | $1,971 |
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Online degrees for the Foothill College 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 Foothill College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.7% of the dental support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the dental support bachelor’s degrees at Foothill College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| 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 | 58 |
*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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