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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Salt Lake Community College

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Salt Lake Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 27,293. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 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.

Salt Lake Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Salt Lake Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 71% 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 Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Dental Hygienists	2,860	$69,490
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550

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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