by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dental Assisting/Assistant. 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 Phoenix College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in dental support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Phoenix College paid an average of $326 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $85 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,040 | $7,824 |
| Fees | $30 | $30 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,472 | $1,472 |
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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 Phoenix College in Dental Support walked away with an average of $13,500 in student debt. That is 23% lower than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from Phoenix College is $33,459 per year. That is 24% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the Phoenix 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 Phoenix College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.7% of the dental support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at Phoenix College in 2019-2020, 89.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| 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 Assisting/Assistant | 19 |
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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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