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 Northeast Wisconsin 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NWTC was $225 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $155 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,167 | $6,251 |
| Fees | $492 | $492 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,096 | $2,096 |
Learn more about NWTC tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at NWTC in Dental Support walked away with an average of $20,000 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from NWTC is $43,319 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the NWTC dental support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWTC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in dental support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.5% of the dental support associate degrees at NWTC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| 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 | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 7 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 26 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 11 |
| Allied Health Professions | 45 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 |
View All Dental Support Services Related Majors >
*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.
