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2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in South Carolina

5 Colleges in South Carolina
114 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #98 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 114 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in South Carolina Your choice of dental hygiene/hygienist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dental Hygiene

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of dental hygiene degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Dental Hygiene

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC

It is hard to beat Florence-Darlington Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the rural area of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 8 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Florence-Darlington Technical College in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Greenville Technical College is a great option for students interested in a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #805 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were about 19 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC

It's hard to beat Trident Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #1249 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Trident Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 19 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Trident Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC

It is difficult to beat Midlands Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. MTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of West Columbia. This college ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 19 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at MTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC

Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 18th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 18 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 325
North Carolina 710 194
Georgia 690 316
Virginia 630 147
Tennessee 624 222
Kentucky 518 97
Mississippi 501 85
Alabama 500 37
Louisiana 489 88
Arkansas 466 52
West Virginia 410 104

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 189

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