Library Science at Tarrant County College District

Every library science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the library science program at Tarrant County College District stacks up to those at other schools.

Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 43,000.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Library Science section at the bottom of this page.

Tarrant County College Library Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Library Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Library Science

Tarrant County College Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at Tarrant County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Tarrant County College District.

Tarrant County College Library Science Associate’s Program

80% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of library science associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in library science only graduates about 17% men each year. The program at Tarrant County College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Tarrant County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in library science graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tarrant County College District with a associate's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library Science 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 Tarrant County College District. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Archives Assisting	7

Education

Careers That Library Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in library 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 TX, the home state for Tarrant County College District.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Librarians	9,430	$60,810
Library Technicians	3,870	$30,820
Archivists	460	$66,120
Library Science Professors	380	$68,960

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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