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Dental Support Services at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Lake Washington Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and has a total student population of 3,319. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 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.

LWTech Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Dental Support (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Dental Support
Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

LWTech Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at LWTech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 LWTech 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
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	58
Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	266
Most Popular Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	429

Earnings of LWTech Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at LWTech is $78,391. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 37% higher than the national average of $57,085 for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

Dental Support Student Demographics at LWTech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

LWTech Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

100% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at LWTech are white. Around 71% 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 Washington Institute of Technology with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

LWTech Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 57 dental support students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from LWTech, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at LWTech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

LWTech 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

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	57
Dental Assisting/Assistant	9

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 WA, the home state for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Assistants	10,510	$43,680
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Dental Laboratory Technicians	690	$43,710

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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