Engineering at Tacoma Community College
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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
Tacoma Community College Engineering Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Engineering
Tacoma Community College Engineering Rankings
Engineering Student Demographics at Tacoma Community College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Tacoma Community College.
Tacoma Community College Engineering Associate’s Program
Tacoma Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 14% 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 engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Concentrations Within Engineering
Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 |
---|---|
Mechanical Engineering | 19 |
Electrical Engineering | 6 |
Chemical Engineering | 2 |
Related Majors
Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into
A degree in engineering 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 |
Systems Software Developers | 16,130 | $121,250 |
Civil Engineers | 11,440 | $93,120 |
Mechanical Engineers | 7,750 | $96,860 |
Industrial Engineers | 6,740 | $106,980 |
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.