Health Sciences & Services at Tacoma Community College

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if Tacoma Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

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 Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Tacoma Community College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Tacoma Community College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Tacoma Community College

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

Tacoma Community College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

85% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Tacoma Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 7% 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tacoma Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	3

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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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