STUDENTS GRADUATE DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM

Sixteen students recently earned their Associate of Applied Science Degree in Dental Hygiene from Wharton County Junior College. Front row, left to right, are Andrea Jimenez-Solano (Alvin), Kathlyn Grace DeMeza (Missouri City), Jaquelyn Ceballos (Garwood), Nandini Patel (Houston), Amy Vestal (Bay City), Andrea Orozco (Katy), Anna DeCoste (Katy) and Jessica Saldierna (Rosenberg). Second row, left to right, are Erin Kamont (Brookshire), McKenna Maurer (Caldwell), Katelynn Gabrysch (Inez), Carly Merritt (Katy), Breanna Jimenez (Rosenberg), Jaime Enriquez (El Campo), Brooklynn Pate (West Columbia) and Alexis Presley (West Columbia).

WHARTON, TEXAS – Sixteen students have earned their Associate of Applied Science Degree in Dental Hygiene from Wharton County Junior College. A ceremony was recently held at the Horton Foote Theatre on the Wharton campus.

Graduates included:

• Brazoria County: Andrea Jimenez-Solano of Alvin, Brooklynn Pate of West Columbia and Alexis Presley of West Columbia
• Burleson County: McKenna Maurer of Caldwell
• Colorado County: Jaquelyn Ceballos of Garwood
• Fort Bend County: Anna DeCoste of Katy, Kathlyn Grace DeMeza of Missouri City, Breanna Jimenez of Rosenberg, Carly Merritt of Katy, Andrea Orozco of Katy, Jessica Saldierna of Rosenberg,
• Harris County: Nandini Patel of Houston
• Matagorda County: Amy Vestal of Bay City
• Victoria County: Katelynn Gabrysch of Inez
• Waller County: Erin Kamont of Brookshire
• Wharton County: Jaime Enriquez of El Campo

The dental hygiene program is a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree program that provides students with hands-on experience related to oral health. Median pay according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook is around $94,000 annually.

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