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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

If you plan to study dental assisting/assistant, take a look at what Minnesota West Community and Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Minnesota West is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and approximately 3,253 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

Minnesota West Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

Minnesota West Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Minnesota West

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

Minnesota West Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at Minnesota West are white. Around 75% 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 Minnesota West Community and Technical College with a associate's in dental assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
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 MN, the home state for Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Dental Assistants	5,730	$49,880

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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