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 Wytheville Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WCC paid an average of $331 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $154 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,620 | $9,918 |
| Fees | $105 | $810 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about WCC tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from WCC is $46,673 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $44,256.
WCC 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 WCC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those students who received an associate degree at WCC in dental support at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 13 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 17 |
| Nursing | 42 |
*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.
