Each year, in California, an average of 594 students graduate with credentials in dental hygiene. If you too are interested in a career in dental hygiene, California has 27 dental hygienist schools for you to choose from. Tuition at California's dental hygienist schools is approximately $5,099 per year for a degree in dental hygiene.
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cucamonga is the largest dental hygienist school in the state of California, based on number of students. It is located in Rancho Cucamonga. Approximately 59 students graduated with a dental hygiene degree from San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cucamonga in 2009, which is 10% of the total state dental hygiene graduates for that year. In 2009, tuition at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cucamonga, was approximately $14,880 per year.
A majority of dental hygiene graduates choose to work as dental hygienists. If after graduation, you are planning on sticking around the state, you should keep in mind that the job outlook for dental hygiene graduates in California is good. There are currently an estimated 18,500 dental hygienists working in California. And the government projects that this number will increase by 25%, or to 23,300 dental hygienists by the year 2018.
If you work as a dental hygienist in California, your yearly salary can range from less than $59,696 to more than $116,117. But the median salary for dental hygienists earn $91,214 per year, in California.
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Riverside Community College
Address:
4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California 92506
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
University of Southern California
Address:
University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Other degree
Sacramento City College
Address:
3835 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, California 95822-1386
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Pasadena City College
Address:
1570 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California 91106-2003
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Santa Rosa Junior College
Address:
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95401-4395
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Fresno City College
Address:
1101 E. University Ave, Fresno, California 93741
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Diablo Valley College
Address:
321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, California 94523
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Cerritos College
Address:
11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, California 90650-6298
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Southwestern College
Address:
900 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, California 91910-7299
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Foothill College
Address:
12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, California 94022
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Cabrillo College
Address:
6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, California 95003
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Cypress College
Address:
9200 Valley View, Cypress, California 90630-5897
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Chabot College
Address:
25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, California 94545
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
West Los Angeles College
Address:
9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California 90230-3519
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
College of San Mateo
Address:
1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, California 94402-3784
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Shasta College
Address:
11555 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, California 96003
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Hartnell College
Address:
411 Central Avenue, Salinas, California 93901
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Oxnard College
Address:
4000 S Rose Ave, Oxnard, California 93033-6699
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Taft College
Address:
29 Emmons Park Drive, Taft, California 93268
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
University of the Pacific
Address:
3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, California 95211-0197
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Loma Linda University
Address:
Loma Linda, California 92350
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Carrington College California-Sacramento
Address:
8909 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, California 95826
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Address:
8400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, California 93291-9283
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Carrington College California-San Jose
Address:
6201 San Ignacio Ave., San Jose, California 95119
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Address:
10641 Church St, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
West Coast University-Orange County
Address:
1477 S Manchester Ave, Anaheim, California 92802
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Moreno Valley College
Address:
16130 Lasselle St, Moreno Valley, California 92551
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate