Public Administration & Social Service at Truckee Meadows Community College

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Truckee Meadows Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 10,249 students attend the school each year.

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.

Truckee Meadows Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Truckee Meadows Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Truckee Meadows Community College

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

Truckee Meadows Community College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Truckee Meadows Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Truckee Meadows Community College with a associate's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Truckee Meadows Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	44

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and 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 NV, the home state for Truckee Meadows Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
General and Operations Managers	18,330	$128,080
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,360	$121,120
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,090	$36,850

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.