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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ozarks Technical Community College

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

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 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.

OTC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

OTC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at OTC

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

OTC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

85% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at OTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at OTC 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dental Assisting/Assistant

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Dental Hygienists	3,960	$68,820

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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