Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Truckee Meadows 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 Truckee Meadows Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 10,249.

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.

Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Truckee Meadows Community College 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	18
	60
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	65
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	70
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	265
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	278

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Truckee Meadows Community College

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

Truckee Meadows Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from Truckee Meadows Community College in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Truckee Meadows Community College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Truckee Meadows Community College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Dental Assisting/Assistant

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 NV, the home state for Truckee Meadows Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Dental Hygienists	2,540	$81,270
Health Specialties Professors	1,190	$95,720

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.