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Dental Support Services at Miami Dade College

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at Miami Dade College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

MDC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

MDC Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 Miami Dade College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	6

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Dental Assistants	19,180	$39,590
Dental Hygienists	11,110	$64,070
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Dental Laboratory Technicians	2,800	$41,110

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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