Program Details
Danville Community College

Dental Assisting/Assistant (51.0601)
Short-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Dental Assisting
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CSC
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-21241315
2021-2219139
2022-23141311
2023-24181412
2024-25141310

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-2115015
2021-22909
2022-2311011
2023-2410212
2024-259110
Five Year Summary54357
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0141057633257



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)160%
2014-15 (8 years)630%
2017-18 (5 years)1240%
2019-20 (3 years)2180%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-202611.9%$ 3,474$ 5,444$ 7,625$ 8,165
2016-17 to 2020-212413.5%$ 3,047$ 5,197$ 8,288$ 11,568
2017-18 to 2021-222215.1%$ 2,619$ 4,950$ 9,454$ 12,247
2018-19 to 2022-232014.9%$ 2,619$ 4,221$ 9,126$ 10,888
2019-20 to 2023-241813.8%$ 4,950$ 6,434$ 14,289$ 27,710
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-202611.9%$ 3,494$ 5,444$ 8,309$ 11,620
2016-17 to 2020-212413.5%$ 3,047$ 5,197$ 8,288$ 11,568
2017-18 to 2021-222215.1%$ 2,619$ 4,950$ 9,454$ 12,247
2018-19 to 2022-232014.9%$ 2,619$ 4,221$ 9,126$ 10,888
2019-20 to 2023-241813.8%$ 4,950$ 6,434$ 14,289$ 27,710


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