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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Lake Area Technical Institute

Dental Assisting/Assistant at Lake Area Technical Institute

What traits are you looking for in a dental assisting school? To help you decide if Lake Area Technical Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental assisting program.

LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and approximately 2,217 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 students received their associate's degree in dental assisting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Assisting/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

LATI Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

LATI Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at LATI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Lake Area Technical Institute.

LATI Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at LATI are white. Around 100% 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 Lake Area Technical Institute with a associate's in dental assisting.

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

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Lake Area Technical Institute.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Dental Assistants 940 $37,820
Health Specialties Professors 160 $95,150

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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