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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Columbia Basin College

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Columbia Basin College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and approximately 6,745 students attend the school each year.

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.

CBC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

CBC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at CBC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at CBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	8
	22
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	49
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	64
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	239

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from CBC. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at CBC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CBC also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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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