Biology Studies at Tacoma Community College

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at Tacoma Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,823.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Tacoma Community College Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Tacoma Community College Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Tacoma Community College

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

Tacoma Community College Biology Studies Associate’s Program

44% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Tacoma Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

Tacoma Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 21% 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 sciences.

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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Life Scientists	230	$90,110

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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