Blinn College Dental Hygiene Program Costs $25,000. Here Is How Its Graduates Do.
An AAS program in Bryan, Two academic years including a summer session.
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The Short Version
- Its published cost is above the median for Texas dental hygiene programs that publish one ($13,670).
- At 10% of the local median wage for dental hygienists, the program cost is paid back in about 2.6 years.
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How Graduates Do
CODA requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
Graduates who passed the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, as the program publishes it. CODA does not require programs to post a standard set of outcomes, so many Texas programs publish none, and those that do differ in years and detail. Job placement: graduates employed as dental hygienists, as the program reports it.
Where the Money Goes
The school's estimate. Stated to include tuition, books, instruments, clinic supplies, immunizations, uniforms and board exam fees. Scrubs are extra. Only an out-of-district figure is published.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Approximate program cost, out-of-district in-state | $25,000 |
| Total 1 | $25,000 |
Not included: prerequisite courses and living costs. Approximate program cost for out-of-district, in-state students; no in-district figure given.
Jobs and Pay in the Bryan-College Station Area
About 120 dental hygienists work in the Bryan-College Station area. The middle half earn between $82,350 and $97,850 a year; new graduates usually start toward the lower end. Texas expects about 1,370 openings a year statewide through 2034, from new positions, retirements and people changing jobs, with the number of jobs growing 21.8% (from 15,550 to 18,950).
Program Facts
- Credential
- AAS
- Length
- Two academic years including a summer session
- Schedule
- In person (no online classes)
- Starts
- Fall, one class per year
- Before you apply
- BIOL 2402 (within 5 years) and BIOL 2420 or 2421 (within 3 years) plus degree general education courses, C or better and a 2.5 GPA, and TSI college ready.
- Entrance exam
- ATI TEAS (Allied Health scores)
- Accreditation
- CODA, Approval without reporting requirements (2021 review; next site visit 2028)
- Leads to
- National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE), a clinical licensing exam and a Texas license
Sources and Dates
- Blinn College Dental Hygiene program page, Approximate program cost for out-of-district, in-state students; no in-district figure given.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Dental Hygienists (29-1292), May 2025 estimates.
- Commission on Dental Accreditation (American Dental Association) (CODA), checked Nov. 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Texas and metro areas (employment and wage percentiles), May 2025 estimates.
- Texas Workforce Commission, long-term occupational projections, 2024 to 2034.
Every number was checked against its source on Nov. 4, 2026. Spot an error? Report it. Program Outcomes is independent and not affiliated with any school or CODA. Our independence policy