Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Dental Hygienists
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Ozarks Technical Community College and UMKC.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Missouri Southern and UMKC.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider STLCC - Forest Park and UMKC.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider STLCC - Forest Park and State Fair Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Missouri Southern, UMKC, STLCC - Forest Park, and Ozarks Technical Community College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Missouri Southern, UMKC, and State Fair Community College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at UMKC.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at UMKC and Missouri Southern.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Missouri • Kansas City, MO
Studying Biology (completion in 2001)
• 11/26/2011
"I hated UMKC with a passion. Granted, it got me a degree, and apparently in the world of dental hygiene, UMKC is somewhat respectable. Especially in the Midwest. Outside the Midwest, however, no one has heard of my school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | If you want a school that cares more about their ratings, go to UMKC. If you are planning on staying in the Midwest, UMKC actually isn't bad. If you are going elsewhere, no one has heard of the school and the alumni are terrible. Networking is very difficult outside of the Midwest. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | The biology department was relatively good. They had all courses available and the teachers were very accessible. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The patient population could not support the types of procedures we needed to complete. It became a problem trying to finish on time. |
| Instruction | 5 | Our instructors were very strict. Also, the grading system had a lot of bias. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Undergrad was very book learning. Hygiene is very hands on. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | Hygiene school had a set schedule, which was 8-5, every day. Biology was more flexible and offered weekend courses. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | UMKC was a small school and did not have a lot of resources. The dental school (where the hygiene program was) also was under renovation and had a lot of areas closed. |
| Social Life | 4 | We had no football team. Only one dorm. 5 fraternities and 4 sororities. Campus life was terrible. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I got lucky finding a job. I found work before the economy started to tank. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I hated my school and I hate our alumni more. All they do is ask for money. |
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