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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Carrington College, Sacramento

Every dental assisting/assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental assisting program at Carrington College, Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Carrington College, Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 1,709. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 70 students received their associate's degree in dental assisting.

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

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Carrington College, Sacramento

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Carrington College, Sacramento.

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

89% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental assisting only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Carrington College, Sacramento may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Carrington College, Sacramento does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carrington College, Sacramento with a associate's in dental assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Carrington College, Sacramento.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants	53,110	$41,030
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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