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Dental Support Services at Dakota County Technical College

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

DCTC is located in Rosemount, Minnesota and approximately 2,319 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

DCTC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

DCTC Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at DCTC

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

DCTC Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

78% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at DCTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

DCTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Dakota County Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Assisting/Assistant	37

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 MN, the home state for Dakota County Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Dental Assistants	5,730	$49,880
Dental Hygienists	5,160	$74,240
Dental Laboratory Technicians	780	$44,670

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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