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 St Petersburg College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in dental support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SPC was ranked #135 on College Factual's Best Schools for dental support list. It is also ranked #7 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for SPC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SPC paid an average of $387 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $112 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,943 | $7,774 |
| Fees | $739 | $1,512 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about SPC tuition and fees.
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 bachelor’s degree at SPC in Dental Support walked away with an average of $18,589 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $21,892.
dental support who receive their bachelor’s degree from SPC make an average of $52,107 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $54,567.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that SPC offers online option in its dental support bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SPC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in dental support in 2019-2020, 91.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in dental support at SPC in 2019-2020, 27.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 58 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 94 |
| Nursing | 219 |
*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.
