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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. 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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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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia 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.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is $64,659 per year. That is 46% higher than the national average of $44,256.
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia 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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Online Learning page.
About 92.9% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 52 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 13 |
| Allied Health Professions | 41 |
| Nursing | 59 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 52 |
*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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