by our College Data Analytics TeamDental Assisting/Assistant is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at Palomar College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in dental assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Palomar College paid an average of $336 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,288 | $9,548 |
| Fees | $56 | $56 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about Palomar College tuition and fees.
Palomar College does not offer an online option for its dental assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Palomar College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in dental assisting in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 71.4% of the dental assisting associate degrees at Palomar College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
