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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Howard College

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

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and approximately 3,674 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 30 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.

Howard County Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Howard County Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

93% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Howard County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Howard County Junior College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
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 TX, the home state for Howard 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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