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Dental Hygiene Estimated Cost Sheet for 2024-25

First Year

Fall Semester

ItemFee
Tuition (resident) * 22 contact hours$3,586
GRCC fees$268
Dental course fees (including instrument kits)$1,733
Textbooks$800
Scrubs, lab coat, clinic shoes, safety glasses$200
Student American Dental Hygienist Association Membership (optional two year membership)$150
Semester total$6,737

Winter Semester

ItemFee
Tuition (resident) * 24 contact hours$3,912
GRCC fees$279
Dental course(s) fees including one instrument kit$1,125
Textbooks$575
Semester total$5,891

Summer Semester

ItemFee
Tuition and GRCC fees (resident) * 14 contact hours$2,282
GRCC fees$1,24
Dental course(s) fees$370
Textbooks$125
Semester total$2,901

Second Year

Fall Semester

ItemFee
Tuition (resident) * 23 contact hours$3,749
GRCC fees$274
Dental course fees$945
Textbooks$650
Scrubs, lab coat, clinic shoes, safety glasses$150
Student American Dental Hygienist Association Membership (optional two year membership)--
Semester total$5,768

Winter Semester

ItemFee
Tuition (resident) * 20 contact hours$3,260
GRCC fees$257
Dental course(s) fees$750
Textbooks$110
National board exam fee$600
ADEX exam fee$1,150
Nitrous oxide exam fee$135
Local anesthesia exam fee$140
State of Michigan RDH license fee$99
Criminal background check fee (required for MI RDH license)$100
Semester total$6,601

Estimated Program Total**: $27,898

  • **Total does not include tuition and fees for pre-dental hygiene curriculum
  • ** Total does not include optional purchase of dental loupes

Tuition Rates

* Resident tuition: $163 per contact hour 

Non-resident tuition: $347 per contact hour 

Out-of-state tuition: $522 per contact hour

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