by our College Data Analytics TeamDental Hygiene/Hygienist is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at Hillsborough 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at HCC paid an average of $380 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $104 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,931 | $7,728 |
| Fees | $575 | $1,383 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,784 | $8,784 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,056 | $4,056 |
Learn more about HCC tuition and fees.
HCC does not offer an online option for its dental hygiene associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the HCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.8% of the dental hygiene students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 94.7%.
Around 54.5% of dental hygiene associate degree recipients at HCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
