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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tunxis Community College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Tunxis Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tunxis Community College is located in Farmington, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,365. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 23 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.

Tunxis Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Tunxis Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Tunxis Community College

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

Tunxis Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Tunxis Community College are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Tunxis Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CT, the home state for Tunxis Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Dental Hygienists	3,990	$83,630

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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