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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Des Moines Area Community College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Des Moines Area Community College

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

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 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.

DMACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

DMACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at DMACC

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

DMACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at DMACC are white. Around 76% 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 Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Dental Hygienists 2,240 $68,870

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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