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Our Port Angeles campus site will not be accepting students in Fall 2012.
We have been unable to secure a dental clinic for instruction, but hope to offer our distant campus program in Port Angeles at a future date. If you have further questions, please call our dental hygiene information number.

For more than 30 years, Pierce College's Dental Hygiene program has been preparing clinically skilled and intellectually strong dental hygiene clinicians. The program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation through the American Dental Association, and has been nationally recognized as a premier program.

Pierce's dedicated, supportive faculty expect the best from their students, ensuring competency and success, and the highest commitment to patient safety. In addition, students learn the latest and best technology, including office management software, digital radiography, computer-assisted anesthesia, and more.

Begin today
Pierce College's Dental Hygiene program has a strict admissions policy and application process. Call (253) 964-6695 or visit the department web site for updated application deadlines and requirements.

Prerequisites
All program applicants must first complete a number of college-level courses and meet minimum course and cumulative GPA requirements to be considered for admission. In addition, all applicants must submit to, and show a clear, criminal history background check.

If the applicant meets all initial minimum admissions criteria, they are invited to return for the on-site testing, which currently includes the Health Science Reasoning Test, a space relations test, and a writing sample test to be considered for admission.

Program length
The Dental Hygiene program is seven consecutive quarters.

Transfer possibilities
Pierce College's Dental Hygiene program transfers directly to Eastern Washington University's Expanded Dental Hygiene Degree. Depending on previous course work, students typically need only another 61 credits at EWU to earn a Bachelor's of Science in Dental Hygiene.

Employment possibilities
Because of the quality of Pierce's program and the demand for qualified dental hygienists, this is a highly competitive program. Graduates are qualified to begin working in the dental hygiene field immediately.