Mission Statement
The mission of the Malcolm X College Dental Hygiene Program is to educate students to provide comprehensive dental hygiene care to diverse populations using critical thinking and evidenced-based decision making.
Dental Hygiene Profession
Dental hygienists are licensed professionals who work under the supervision of a dentist to provide preventive oral health care to patients. Career opportunities include: private practice, public health, education, business and research. The bureau of labor statistics cites the average salary for a full-time dental hygienist with an Associate's degree is @ $74,070.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Applicants are eligible to apply online once the following criteria have been met:
- Earn a grade of C or higher in the following prerequisite courses
- Speech 101
- Biology 121**, Biology 226** and Biology 227**
- Microbiology 233**
- ** All science courses must be taken within 5 years of applying to the Program
- Be 18 years old
- A graduate of an accredited high school or have earned a GED
- Meet the general admissions requirements for City Colleges of Chicago including successful completion of all prerequisite courses for the Dental Hygiene Program
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 in all college level work
- Submit to Office of Registrar Services all official college transcripts attended outside of City Colleges of Chicago
- Mandatory 20 documented hours of observing a dental hygienist in clinical practice
- Strongly encouraged that applicants attend a dental hygiene open house (Fall dates TBD)
To Apply to Program:
Non City Colleges of Chicago Students:
All applicants must first apply to City Colleges of Chicago and submit to MXC Registrar Services 1 copy of each official grade transcript from all Colleges and Universities attended outside of City Colleges of Chicago.
City Colleges of Chicago Students:
The online application for Summer 2021 will be available September 2020.
All applicants must complete the following:
- Program prerequisite courses
- Have a minimum overall college GPA of 2.8
- Submit high school or GED transcript
- Submit to Office of Registrar Services all official college transcripts attended outside of City Colleges of Chicago
- Apply to program in the student portal my.ccc.edu
- Submit Admissions Packet (packet will be available September 2020)
It is encouraged that applicants complete all pre-requisite and general education courses prior to applying to the Program.
Submitting Application within the Student Portal (my.ccc.edu)
- Under "My Academic Plan"
- Within "Academic Planning"
- Click "Selective Application"
Visit our GPS page link below to view the complete dental hygiene curriculum.
Credit Transfer of dental hygiene program courses - The acceptance of credits is at the discretion of the institution to which a student is attempting to transfer credits. Dental hygiene courses at Malcolm X College are specifically designed for career preparation. Students must assume that the dental hygiene credits are not transferable to another institution.