Public Administration & Social Service at Tacoma Community College

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at Tacoma Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Tacoma Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Tacoma Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Tacoma Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Tacoma Community College.

Tacoma Community College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public administration & social service associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public administration & social service only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Tacoma Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% 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 public administration & social service graduates 11% 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 public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service 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
Human Services	27

Related Majors

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service 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
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,090	$40,200
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.