Selection Criteria

1. Preference will be given to those students meeting the RCCD and RCC residency requirements (i.e. applicants residing within the District, and having previously attended RCC for one full semester within the last two years preceding the semester in which they are applying to the Dental Hygiene Program).
2. If a student is not offered a space in the program, a new application will be necessary for the following year.
   • Twenty candidates will be randomly selected to begin the program each fall semester.
3. The following are the priority given to those candidates meeting the minimum requirements:

• First Priority Selection:
  Students meeting all GPA* requirements, prerequisites, RCCD residency, and RCC attendance requirements. If there are more than 20 applicants that met these requirements, then a random drawing of 20 applicants will occur to select the 20 students for admission in to the Dental Hygiene Program. An additional 20 applicants will be randomly selected to be on the waiting list for admission for that year only. They will be assigned a waiting list number according to the order they are selected.

• Second Priority Selection:
  Students meeting all GPA* requirements, prerequisites, RCCD residency, and RCC attendance requirements. This category will be used only if there are not enough applicants to fulfill the needs of the program in the First Priority Selection category. The number of students selected from the second priority selection pool of applicants will depend on the number of applicants needed to fulfill the program and waiting list slots.

Health and CPR Requirements

Students selected for the program will be admitted pending submission of a valid CPR Certification card (BLS Healthcare Provider Course), verification of receiving the Hepatitis B vaccination, tetanus, MMR, and TB testing. The CPR card must be kept current throughout the program.

 

Dental Assistant Program Expenses/General Information:

(All expenses are approximate, not necessarily all-inclusive and are subject to change.)

1. Uniforms/scrubs/gowns: $95 for the program.
2. Books and supplies: $800 for the program.
3. Health Services fee: $14 per year.
4. Student Fees of $10 per year.
5. Enrollment fee of $36 per unit.
6. Students must have current CPR card (BLS Healthcare Provider Course). If the CPR card expires prior to completing the program, re-certification is required. This must be a "hands-on course", online courses do not qualify.
7. Students must purchase predetermined supplies that will be disclosed at the new student orientation.
8. Malpractice insurance: $50 for two years.