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Nursing at Tacoma Community College

Nursing at Tacoma Community College

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Tacoma Community College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Tacoma Community College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Tacoma Community College

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

Tacoma Community College Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Tacoma Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% 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 nursing graduates 6% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 38
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Registered Nursing 97

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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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