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Dental Support Services at College of DuPage

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what College of DuPage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 28 students received their associate's degree in dental support.

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

COD Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

COD Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at College of DuPage.

COD Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

89% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at COD are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of DuPage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	28

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Dental Assistants	12,820	$39,370
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Dental Hygienists	9,450	$72,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1,160	$41,800

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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