Dental Support Services at Farmingdale State College

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at Farmingdale State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and approximately 10,018 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 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.

 

 

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Support Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Dental Support
• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Support Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental support programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	51
Most Popular Dental Support Services Trade Schools	184
Best Dental Support Services Trade Schools	195

How Much Do Dental Support Graduates from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Make?

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $66,616. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $57,085 for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

Dental Support Student Demographics at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

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

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale State College with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental support from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental support bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

Dental Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Farmingdale State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	44

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 NY, the home state for Farmingdale State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Dental Assistants	19,110	$39,130
Dental Hygienists	11,300	$76,280
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1,790	$50,250

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Batiste93 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.