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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tarrant County College District

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tarrant County College District

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

Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and approximately 43,000 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 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.

Tarrant County College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Tarrant County College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Tarrant County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Tarrant County College District.

Tarrant County College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

90% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Tarrant County College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Tarrant County College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Tarrant County 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 Tarrant County College District with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for Tarrant County College District.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Dental Hygienists 13,850 $75,300

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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