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 Oakland Community College. 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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Part-time undergraduates at Oakland Community College paid an average of $188 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,512 | $4,512 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about Oakland Community College tuition and fees.
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 Oakland Community College in Dental Support walked away with an average of $14,688 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from Oakland Community College is $36,560 per year. That is 17% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the Oakland 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 Oakland Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in dental support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 5.9% of dental support associate degree recipients at Oakland Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 17 |
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 | 4 |
| Allied Health Professions | 50 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 51 |
| Nursing | 124 |
*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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