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 Orange County 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Orange paid an average of $448 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $224 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,376 | $10,752 |
| Fees | $718 | $718 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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 SUNY Orange in Dental Support walked away with an average of $17,009 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from SUNY Orange is $57,318 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $44,256.
SUNY Orange 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 SUNY Orange Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.0% of the dental support associate degrees at SUNY Orange in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 15 |
| Allied Health Professions | 14 |
| Nursing | 88 |
*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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