Lamar Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene Program Costs $4,290. Here Is How Its Graduates Do.
An AAS program in Beaumont, 24 months (68 credit hours).
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The Short Version
- Its published cost is at or below 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 0.4 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, in 5 parts. Tuition and fees and licensure exam fees are published separately and not included.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Instrument kits, year 1 | $950 |
| Uniforms and lab coats, year 1 | $350 |
| Typodont, year 1 | $390 |
| Radiology and clinic supplies, year 1 | $1,000 |
| Additional instruments and supplies, year 2 | $1,600 |
| Total 1 | $4,290 |
* How we calculated this: Supplies and instruments only.
Not included: prerequisite courses and living costs. Approximate supply and instrument costs, no year given.
Jobs and Pay in the Beaumont-Port Arthur Area
About 150 dental hygienists work in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The middle half earn between $83,710 and $99,250 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
- 24 months (68 credit hours)
- Before you apply
- Academic prerequisites are required but not listed on the program page.
- Accreditation
- CODA, Accredited by CODA (program page)
- Leads to
- National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE), a clinical licensing exam and a Texas license
Sources and Dates
- Lamar Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene learn more page, Approximate supply and instrument costs, no year 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.
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