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 Northern Virginia Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in dental support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northern Virginia Community College was $360 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $180 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,412 | $10,790 |
| Fees | $198 | $903 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about Northern Virginia Community College 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 Northern Virginia Community College 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.
dental support who receive their associate degree from Northern Virginia Community College make an average of $65,320 a year during the early days of their career. That is 48% higher than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the Northern Virginia Community College 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 Northern Virginia Community College Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 56.0% of the dental support associate degrees at Northern Virginia Community College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 25 |
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 & Medical Assisting Services | 2 |
| Allied Health Professions | 63 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 5 |
| Nursing | 85 |
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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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