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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at St Petersburg College

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 St Petersburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and has a total student population of 26,430. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

SPC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

SPC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how SPC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at SPC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	20
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	50
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	59
	79
	103
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	111
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	203
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	211

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at SPC

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

SPC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

83% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

SPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

SPC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from SPC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at SPC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SPC also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Dental Hygienists	11,110	$64,070
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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