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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Tacoma Community College

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Tacoma Community College

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Tacoma Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,823 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Tacoma Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Tacoma Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Tacoma Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Tacoma Community College.

Tacoma Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

44% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Tacoma Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

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Tacoma Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tacoma Community College with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tacoma Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 16

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Tacoma Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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