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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Los Angeles College

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

West LA College is located in Culver City, California and has a total student population of 11,417.

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.

West LA College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

West LA College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at West LA College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 West LA 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
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	33
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	35
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	89
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	141
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	239
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	239

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at West LA College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at West Los Angeles College.

West LA College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 34 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from West LA College, about 3% were men and 97% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 West Los Angeles College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 CA, the home state for West Los Angeles College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists	22,240	$100,830
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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