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Tarrant County College District Overview

Tarrant County College District is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Tarrant County College District Known For?

7,732 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Tarrant County College.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 36% of the faculty were full-time.

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Tarrant County College District Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Tarrant County College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#115 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#115 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Tarrant County College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#7 Best General Studies Schools College Factual
#16 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools College Factual
#25 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools College Factual
#37 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#37 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#146 Best Education Schools College Factual

Where Is Tarrant County College District?

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Contact details for Tarrant County College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102-6524
Phone: 817-515-8223

How Do I Get Into Tarrant County College?

You can apply to Tarrant County College online at: www.tccd.edu/admission/how-to-apply/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Tarrant County College District when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Tarrant County College District?

6% Take Out Loans
18.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Tarrant County College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,557 a year. That adds up to $18,228 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tarrant County College is 18.8%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Tarrant County College District Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,643 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 43,000 undergraduate students at Tarrant County College, with 8,643 being full-time and 34,357 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 8,643 full-time undergraduates at Tarrant County College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tarrant County College District students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 597
Black or African American 1,290
Hispanic or Latino 3,149
White 2,868
International Students 144
Other Races/Ethnicities 595

Over 68 countries are represented at Tarrant County College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Nepal, and India.

Online Learning at Tarrant County College District

39,209 Took All Classes Online
41,804 Took At Least One Class Online
144.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 41,804 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tarrant County College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 30th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Tarrant County College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tarrant County College District was 144.5%. This is the #346 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Tarrant County College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Tarrant County College District Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 4,575 0 4,575
Business Administration & Management 216 181 109 506
Computer Information Systems 145 96 62 303
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 81 84 104 269
Nursing 0 245 3 248
Allied Health Professions 18 83 45 146
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 144 0 144
Information Technology 0 40 87 127
Fire Protection 107 11 0 118
American Sign Language 37 22 35 94
Environmental Control Technology 41 23 19 83
Graphic Communications 20 26 28 74
Criminal Justice & Corrections 24 46 0 70
Precision Metal Working 56 13 0 69
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 53 1 7 61
Horticulture 20 17 16 53
Accounting 17 21 13 51
Legal Support Services 0 34 16 50
Human Development & Family Studies 9 15 24 48
Hospitality Management 24 11 12 47
Real Estate 35 12 0 47
Culinary Arts 32 10 3 45
Mental & Social Health Services 14 16 14 44
Audiovisual Communications 18 13 12 43
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 25 18 43
Air Transportation 14 15 12 41
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 5 20 12 37
Electronics Engineering Technology 14 14 8 36
Construction Engineering Technology 19 16 0 35
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 32 32
General Engineering 0 30 0 30
Dental Support Services 8 21 0 29
Quality Control Technology 10 12 0 22
General Business/Commerce 0 0 17 17
Health & Medical Administrative Services 9 8 0 17
Library & Archives Assisting 8 9 0 17
Computer Systems Networking 2 8 5 15
Architectural Engineering Technology 13 1 0 14
Music 0 10 0 10
Geography & Cartography 3 3 3 9
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 7 0 0 7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 4 0 0 4
Communication & Media Studies 2 0 0 2
Computer Programming 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,085 5,931 716 7,732

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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