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 Lamar Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in dental support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Lamar Institute of Technology paid an average of $459 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $95 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,280 | $11,016 |
| Fees | $1,322 | $1,322 |
| Books and Supplies | $973 | $973 |
Learn more about Lamar Institute of Technology tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Lamar Institute of Technology in Dental Support walked away with an average of $19,595 in student debt. That is 12% higher than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from Lamar Institute of Technology is $50,439 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $44,256.
Lamar Institute of Technology 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 Lamar Institute of Technology Online Learning page.
About 96.4% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at Lamar Institute of Technology in 2019-2020, 35.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| 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 | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 |
| Allied Health Professions | 56 |
*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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