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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Atlanta Technical College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Atlanta Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Atlanta Area Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 3,030 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 students received their associate's degree in dental hygiene.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist section at the bottom of this page.

Atlanta Area Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Atlanta Area Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Atlanta Area Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Atlanta Technical College.

Atlanta Area Tech Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

93% Women

93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Atlanta Area Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Atlanta Technical College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dental Assisting/Assistant

Careers That Dental Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Atlanta Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Dental Hygienists	6,910	$65,650
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400

References

*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.

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