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Dental Support Services at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329.

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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	22
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Most Popular Dental Support Services Trade Schools	179
Most Focused Dental Support Services Trade Schools	469

Dental Support Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental support from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	45

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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Assistants	10,510	$43,680
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Dental Laboratory Technicians	690	$43,710

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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