Pre-Dentistry - Program Overview
Healthy mouth, healthy life
Reduce pain and support overall health by helping each individual take care of their mouth. You have options to specialize later in family dentistry, oral surgery or more. Start your journey with the Pre-Dentistry program.
Build a solid foundation for your professional success. You earn an A.A. designed to transfer so you save money on your way to your bachelor’s, and then head to dental school.
Why study Pre-Dentistry with us?
Work with our Academic Success Advisors to plan your transfer to a 4-year institution. We can recommend schools that fit your future goals as a healthcare practitioner.
Your instructors know you by name—not number. At CLC, professors dedicate their careers to helping you build foundational knowledge in preparation for further study in dentistry.
You learn from the same materials studied at 4-year schools, while you receive the personal attention and feedback possible only in small class sizes.
Highlights
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Transfer Degree
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Program Length: 2 Years
Full-time students finish in 2 years.
Transfer Degree
For students planning to transfer to a 4-year college or university for a bachelor’s degree.
These programs are built around general education classes that lead to an associate degree designed to transfer to a 4-year school. CLC participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) to ensure that approved courses will transfer to other participating colleges and universities. Transfer degrees typically take 2 years* to complete.
*Assumes full-time enrollment.
Need help?
Your College & Career Navigator (CCN) helps you
- complete the admission process
- choose an academic program
- enroll in first-semester classes
- get access to helpful resources
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Transfer Degree
Pre-Dentistry
Associate in Arts- Cost
- $12,264*
Courses in the program
Biology, Math and—everyone’s favorite—Organic Chemistry form the program’s backbone. But to round it out, we’ve included some courses on communication and ethics.
Meet our instructors
Experience the benefit of small class sizes and personalized instruction from your CLC instructors.
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CLC has some of the lowest tuition around. Financial aid and scholarships are available—even for working adults.
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