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Dental Assisting/Assistant at Salina Area Technical College

Dental Assisting/Assistant at Salina Area Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a dental assisting school? To help you decide if Salina Area Technical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental assisting program.

Salina Tech is located in Salina, Kansas and has a total student population of 697. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 students received their associate's degree in dental assisting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Assisting/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Salina Tech Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

Salina Tech Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at Salina Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at Salina Area Technical College.

Salina Tech Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at Salina Tech are white. Around 83% 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 Salina Area Technical College with a associate's in dental assisting.

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

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Salina Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Dental Assistants 3,000 $37,040
Health Specialties Professors 380 $84,400

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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