by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,807 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,434 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 745 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. That schools that top this list have a program in dental hygiene/hygienist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree dental hygiene students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Seattle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. PMI Seattle is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 55 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Garden Grove landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Garden Grove, California, and it awarded 23 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 23 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - San Bernardino landed the #5 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a small private for-profit school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 22 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is located in Visalia, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Taft College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. Taft College is located in Taft, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
Shoreline Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Shoreline Community College is a small public school situated in Shoreline, Washington. It awarded 44 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carrington College, Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Carrington College, Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a small school located in Kahului, Hawaii that handed out 15 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Lane Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 40 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Gresham, Oregon, and it awarded 36 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chula Vista, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 53 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moreno Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Moreno Valley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sacramento City College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento City College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 22 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellingham Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
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Chabot College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Oxnard, California, and it awarded 17 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shasta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Shasta College is a medium-sized school located in Redding, California that handed out 12 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 25 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
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Cypress College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cypress, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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