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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,672 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 28 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.

Community College of Philadelphia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Community College of Philadelphia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

96% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Community College of Philadelphia are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Community College of Philadelphia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene 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 Community College of Philadelphia with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 PA, the home state for Community College of Philadelphia.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Dental Hygienists	9,640	$67,010

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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