Costs

All costs presented here are subject to change.

Tuition figures shown are for in-state residents, assuming that all credit hours are needed, including non-DEN courses. The in-state rate for students taking fewer than 16 credit hours in the Fall or Spring semester or fewer than nine hours in the Summer term is $76 per credit hour.

Tuition for out-of-state residents is $4,288 per term in the Fall and Spring semesters and $2,412 for the Summer term. Students taking fewer than 16 credit hours in the Fall or Spring semester or fewer than nine hours in the Summer term pay $268 per credit hour.

Tuition and fees are paid directly to Wake Tech

Item

Cost

Year 1

Fall semester tuition
(17 credit hours)

$1,216

Spring semester tuition
(17 credit hours)

$1,216

Summer term tuition
(9 credit hours)

$684

Computer Use/Technology Fee
($3/credit hour, with $48 maximum in Fall and Spring and $27 in Summer)

$126

Student Activity/Athletics Fee
($35/term)

$105

College Access Fee
($12/credit hour per term)

$528

Textbook Access Fee
($27/credit hour if students opt in)

$1,188

Professional liability insurance
($6/term)

$18

Instruments
(available at Wake Tech Bookstore)

$1,375

Supplies
(Kilgore, DH Meth Ed, Hu-Friedy utility gloves,
all available at Wake Tech Bookstore)

$700

Supplies
(pens, pencils, caboodle/tackle box, kitchen timer, hand mirror,
pressure cuff/stethoscope, etc.)

$175

Uniforms
(available at Wake Tech Bookstore)

$300

ADHA student dues
($85 for one year/$150 for two years paid to ADHA)

$150

CPR class

$76
(Wake Tech Workforce Continuing Education class)

Physical examination

$100
(varies depending on immunizations)

Hepatitis B vaccine
(three-injection series, $50/injection)

$150

Tuberculosis skin test
(required annually)

$25

Criminal background check
(through CastleBranch)

$37

Estimated Year 1 expenses

$8,169
($5,081 in tuition and fees, $3,088 in materials)

Year 2

Fall semester tuition
(14 credit hours)

$1,064

Spring semester tuition
(16 credit hours)

$1,216

Computer Use/Technology Fee
($3/credit hour, with a maximum of $48/semester)

$90

Student Activity/Athletics Fee
($35/semester)

$70

College Access Fee
($12/credit hour per term)

$360

Textbook Access Fee
($27/credit hour if students opt in)

$840

Professional liability insurance
($6/semester)

$12

Instruments
(available at Wake Tech Bookstore)

$1,400

ADHA student dues
($85 for one year if two years not paid for during first year)

$85

CPR class
(if certification from first year has expired)

$76
(Wake Tech Workforce Continuing Education class)

Tuberculosis skin test
(required annually)

$25

Criminal background check renewal
(through CastleBranch)

Criminal background check for Wake County Public School System
(for community dentistry rotation)

$25

Estimated Year 2 expenses

$5,268
($3,652 in tuition and fees, $1,616 in materials)

Exam and licensure fees

Licensure with North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners

$75

National Board Dental Hygiene Examination fees

$565

CDCA-WREB-CITA (CWC) ADEX Dental Hygiene Exam fee
(including CSCE)

$1,150

CITA facility use and staffing fee

$275

Credit Programs

Dental Hygiene

Costs