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Credit Programs

Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene Program Costs

All costs presented here are subject to change.

Tuition figures shown are for in-state residents, assuming that all credit hours are needed, including non-DEN courses. The in-state rate for students taking fewer than 16 credit hours in the Fall or Spring semester or fewer than nine hours in the Summer term is $76 per credit hour.

Tuition for out-of-state residents is $4,288 per term in the Fall and Spring semesters and $2,412 for the Summer term. Students taking fewer than 16 credit hours in the Fall or Spring semester or fewer than nine hours in the Summer term pay $268 per credit hour.

Tuition and fees are paid directly to Wake Tech

Year 1

Item
Cost
Fall semester tuition
(17 credit hours)
$1,216
Spring semester tuition
(17 credit hours)
$1,216
Summer term tuition
(9 credit hours)
$684
Computer Use/Technology Fee
($3/credit hour, with $48 maximum in Fall and Spring and $27 in Summer)
$126
Student Activity/Athletics Fee
($35/term)
$105
College Access Fee
($12/credit hour per term)
$528
Textbook Access Fee
($27/credit hour if students opt in)
$1,188
Professional liability insurance
($6/term)
$18
Instruments
(available at Wake Tech Bookstore)
$1,375
Supplies
(Kilgore, DH Meth Ed, Hu-Friedy utility gloves,
all available at Wake Tech Bookstore)
$700
Supplies
(pens, pencils, caboodle/tackle box, kitchen timer, hand mirror,
pressure cuff/stethoscope, etc.)
$175
Uniforms
(available at Wake Tech Bookstore)
$300
ADHA student dues
($85 for one year/$150 for two years paid to ADHA)
$150
CPR class
$76
(Wake Tech Workforce Continuing Education class)
Physical examination
$100
(varies depending on immunizations)
Hepatitis B vaccine
(three-injection series, $50/injection)
$150
Tuberculosis skin test
(required annually)
$25
Criminal background check
(through CastleBranch)
$37
Estimated Year 1 expenses
$8,169
($5,081 in tuition and fees, $3,088 in materials)

Year 2

Item
Cost
Fall semester tuition
(14 credit hours)
$1,064
Spring semester tuition
(16 credit hours)
$1,216
Computer Use/Technology Fee
($3/credit hour, with a maximum of $48/semester)
$90
Student Activity/Athletics Fee
($35/semester)
$70
College Access Fee
($12/credit hour per term)
$360
Textbook Access Fee
($27/credit hour if students opt in)
$840
Professional liability insurance
($6/semester)
$12
Instruments
(available at Wake Tech Bookstore)
$1,400
ADHA student dues
($85 for one year if two years not paid for during first year)
$85
CPR class
(if certification from first year has expired)
$76
(Wake Tech Workforce Continuing Education class)
Tuberculosis skin test
(required annually)
$25
Criminal background check renewal
(through CastleBranch)
$5
Criminal background check for Wake County Public School System
(for community dentistry rotation)
$25
Estimated Year 2 expenses
$5,268
($3,652 in tuition and fees, $1,616 in materials)

Exam and licensure fees

Item
Cost
Licensure with North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
$75
National Board Dental Hygiene Examination fees
$565
CDCA-WREB-CITA (CWC) ADEX Dental Hygiene Exam fee
(including CSCE)
$1,150
CITA facility use and staffing fee
$275