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Dental Assisting/Assistant at San Diego Mesa College

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

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

San Diego Mesa College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

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

San Diego Mesa College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

93% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
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 CA, the home state for San Diego Mesa College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Assistants	53,110	$41,030
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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