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Dental Support Services at Parkland College

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

Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 5,758. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 66 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.

Parkland College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

Parkland College Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at Parkland College

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

Parkland College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

94% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at Parkland College are white. Around 64% 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 Parkland College with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	66

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 IL, the home state for Parkland College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Dental Assistants	12,820	$39,370
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Dental Hygienists	9,450	$72,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1,160	$41,800

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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