Dental Support Services at Plaza College

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

Plaza College is located in Forest Hills, New York and approximately 914 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 79 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.

 

 

Plaza College Dental Support Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Dental Support
• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

Plaza College Dental Support Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at Plaza College 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 Focused Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	20
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused Dental Support Services Trade Schools	48
Most Popular Dental Support Services Trade Schools	50
	63
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	81
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	85
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	205
Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	223
	238
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools	337
Best Dental Support Services Trade Schools	525
	548

Dental Support Student Demographics at Plaza College

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

Plaza College Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Plaza College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Plaza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Plaza College Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental support bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Plaza College 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

The following dental support concentations are available at Plaza College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Plaza College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	87

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 NY, the home state for Plaza College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Dental Assistants	19,110	$39,130
Dental Hygienists	11,300	$76,280
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1,790	$50,250

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.