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Dental Assisting/Assistant at South Puget Sound Community College

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

South Puget Sound Community College is located in Olympia, Washington and approximately 4,665 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 28 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.

South Puget Sound Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Dental Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

South Puget Sound Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at South Puget Sound Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at South Puget Sound Community College.

South Puget Sound Community College Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

93% Women

43% 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.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental assisting at South Puget Sound Community College are white. Around 57% 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 South Puget Sound Community College with a associate's in dental assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 WA, the home state for South Puget Sound Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Assistants	10,510	$43,680
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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