by our College Data Analytics TeamDental Assisting/Assistant is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at San Diego Mesa College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in dental assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at San Diego Mesa College was $336 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $8,064 |
| Fees | $40 | $40 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about San Diego Mesa College tuition and fees.
San Diego Mesa College does not offer an online option for its dental assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the San Diego Mesa College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the dental assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 93.5%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental assisting at San Diego Mesa College in 2019-2020, 83.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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