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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Luzerne County 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 Luzerne County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,454 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

Luzerne County Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Luzerne County Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Luzerne County Community College

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

Luzerne County Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

94% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Luzerne County Community College are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
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 PA, the home state for Luzerne County 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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