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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Shoreline Community College

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Shoreline Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Shoreline Community College is located in Shoreline, Washington and approximately 5,382 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 44 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.

Shoreline Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Shoreline Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Shoreline Community College

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

Shoreline Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

95% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Shoreline Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 WA, the home state for Shoreline Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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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