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Dental Support Services at Columbia College

Dental Support Services at Columbia College

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia College is located in Vienna, Virginia and approximately 371 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 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.

Columbia College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

Columbia College Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at Columbia College

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

Columbia College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

25% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Columbia College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 68% more women than average.

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Columbia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

The following dental support concentations are available at Columbia College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 8

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 VA, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Dental Assistants 8,520 $44,640
Dental Hygienists 5,990 $79,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,020 $52,220

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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