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 Gulf Coast State College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in dental support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at GCSC paid an average of $360 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $99 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,750 | $7,064 |
| Fees | $620 | $1,569 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,056 | $1,056 |
Learn more about GCSC tuition and fees.
dental support who receive their associate degree from GCSC make an average of $47,650 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $44,256.
GCSC does not offer an online option for its dental support associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GCSC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.7% of the dental support associate degrees at GCSC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| 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 Hygiene/Hygienist | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 16 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 14 |
| Allied Health Professions | 57 |
| Nursing | 118 |
*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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