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 South Puget Sound 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at South Puget Sound Community College was $291 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $113 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,230 | $9,687 |
| Fees | $465 | $465 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
Learn more about South Puget Sound Community College tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from South Puget Sound Community College is $29,685 per year. That is 33% lower than the national average of $44,256.
South Puget Sound Community College 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 South Puget Sound Community College Online Learning page.
About 95.5% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Around 27.3% of dental support associate degree recipients at South Puget Sound 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 | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| 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 | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 14 |
| Nursing | 38 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
