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 Madison Area Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in dental support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Madison College was $208 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $139 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,167 | $6,305 |
| Fees | $363 | $363 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,976 | $1,976 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Madison College in Dental Support walked away with an average of $16,354 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from Madison College is $49,579 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $44,256.
Madison College 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 Madison College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.8% of the dental support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at Madison College in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 32 |
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*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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