Dental Hygiene
Concorde Career College
Private · College / university
A private career college associate route in dental hygiene.
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Preparation, time and schedule
What this route covers
The Portland dental-hygiene route is advertised as taking as few as 17 months. Plan for intensive laboratory and patient-care attendance, plus separate examination requirements.
Before you apply
Review the Dental Hygiene course map and have an advisor evaluate prior credits and placement before registering.
Your complete timeline
As few as 17 months; confirm cohort plan. Allow separately for prerequisite preparation, selection and the clinical start date.
Plan around the schedule
Campus and clinical. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Portland. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Dental Hygiene page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
What is the full cost including clinical supplies, and what are the Oregon licensing steps?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Associate and bachelor’s routes include clinical study. Check prerequisites, selection, examinations and Oregon licensing requirements. Dental hygiene is a different occupation from dental assisting.
Cost and outcomes
Published costs with stated exclusions
Add travel, living expenses and any extra prerequisite study, repeat courses or charges excluded from the published amount. Request a current itemized quote for your own enrollment plan and compare confirmed financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
Concorde’s Portland cost table, effective January 7, 2026, lists $77,775 tuition, $6,982 estimated textbooks/digital content and $1,050 technology fees: $85,807 combined. A $100 application fee is additional. Living expenses, travel and incidental fees are extra; confirm changes before enrolling.
Official program cost source ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
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No usable published earnings record has been verified for this program’s institution, credential and related field in the reviewed Census PSEO and June 2026 College Scorecard files. This does not establish poor outcomes or prove that no other source exists.
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