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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at El Centro College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at El Centro College

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at El Centro College stacks up to those at other schools.

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 19 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.

El Centro College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

El Centro College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

89% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at El Centro College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Dental Hygienists 13,850 $75,300

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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