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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Harrisburg Area Community 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 Harrisburg Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 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.

HACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

HACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

86% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at HACC are white. Around 91% 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 Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dental Assisting/Assistant

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Dental Hygienists	9,640	$67,010

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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