Dental Schools accept junior college credit?

[jjancari]

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Will a fair amount of dental schools accept core/overwhelming majority of courses being taken at a junior college.

My current plan is to complete a dental hygiene program through a community college and take prerequisites for dental school to keep that as an option. I am fearful of going into the dental hygiene field in regards to a obtaining a full time job and lack of benefits.
I was studying environmental science and chemistry at Iowa State then dropped out after my sophomore year with a 3.41. I have a 3.9 at the community college with half my core courses for dental school finished. After I get I complete the dental hygiene program I will go to another university for a year and get a degree in healthcare management, so I am more so concerned with the courses being taken at a junior college.

 

[JLT223]

Why would you get a degree in healthcare management? Am I missing something here? Some schools won't like CC credits, especially for pre-reqs. Do your research and see if you need to retake them at a 4 year university before diving into another degree that won't help you get into dental school.

 

[doc toothache]

2015 Community College/Advanced Placement and DS Admission

 

[digzthis]

Get the adea guide, very few schools restrict cc credits totally... the cutoff for most is 60 hrs.

 

[Craig_Sherwood234]

Community college is community college. Totally different game from a University institution. Yes, a lot of schools frown upon credits taken there, especially prequisites. My dental school strictly did not accept CC credit.

 

[virginiaisfordentists]

I took pretty much all of my prerequisites at community college and was accepted to 5 schools so I am a big supporter of that route, especially if it is financially necessary.

 

[dentalgirl12]

@virginiaisfordentists may I ask how your GPA was / DAT scores? I got a degree at CC but now at Rutgers and my HP advisor told me to retake orgo 1&2 which I’m doing here to make myself more competitive. I just want to know what I should make sure I have thanks