Miami Dade college offers a two-year associate of science dental hygiene degree. The program requires 88 total credits. The administration at Miami Dade recommends that students do not work during the program and if they must, less than 20 hours per week. They also offer various clinical sites within Miami Dade County for experience. The program is competitive and your GPA and ranking of courses completed in general education including English, math and natural sciences is evaluated before entry. The tuition cost for the two-year program is $8,352 for in-state students and $30,420 for out-of-state students as of July, 2010.
Ohio State University offers a four-year degree which ends in a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene. It is the only four-year program offered in Ohio. The first two years prepares you for dental hygiene program acceptance. You must complete 85 hours to be admitted to the program officially. The overall program requires a total of 186 quarter hours. As of 2010, tuition and fees cost $9,420 for Ohio state residents and $23,604 for non-residents. The fees and equipment over the course of the program total from $2,792 to $4,202 in addition to tuition.
The University of Minnesota offers a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene. The accelerated program allows students to complete the program in three instead of four years. It is the only four-year program offered in the state for dental hygienists. You will also attend community-based clinical and education programs. The tuition for undergraduates is $4,897 and $10,712 for non-residents as of 2010. The fees for instruments and usage fees range from $409 to $1,790.
The dental hygiene program at Northern Virginia Community College prepares students to take the National Board and Regional Board Examinations to become licensed. The Associate of Applied Science degree prepares students to enter directly into the workforce and is not intended to be a transfer program. The program is 72 total credits, with 12 of them being prerequisite. Tuition costs, as of 2010, are $122.95 per credit hour for Virginia state residents and $319.20 for non-residents.