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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Yakima Valley College

43% 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 Yakima Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and has a total student population of 3,954.

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.

YVC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

YVC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at YVC 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 Schools	33
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	60
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	66
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Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	122

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at YVC

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

YVC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from YVC. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Yakima Valley College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

YVC 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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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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