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Dental Support Services at Diablo Valley College

Dental Support Services at Diablo Valley College

Every dental support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental support program at Diablo Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 23 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.

Diablo Valley Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

Diablo Valley Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

96% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 18
Dental Assisting/Assistant 11

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 CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants 53,110 $41,030
Dental Hygienists 22,240 $100,830
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Dental Laboratory Technicians 4,410 $43,340

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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