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Dental Support Services at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and approximately 7,154 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

Monterey Peninsula College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Dental Support (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

Monterey Peninsula College Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

100% Women

60% 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.

Monterey Peninsula College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

The following dental support concentations are available at Monterey Peninsula College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Monterey Peninsula College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Assisting/Assistant	28

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 CA, the home state for Monterey Peninsula College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants	53,110	$41,030
Dental Hygienists	22,240	$100,830
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Dental Laboratory Technicians	4,410	$43,340

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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