Degree Programs Overview
Tacoma Community College offers 62 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's programs.
A total of 1,602 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Tacoma CC. 617 students completed certificate programs and 940 completed associate programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Tacoma CC. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
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| Total | Men | Women |
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| Associate's | 23 | NOT OFFERED | 940 | 308 | 632 |
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| Bachelor's | 4 | NOT OFFERED | 45 | 15 | 30 |
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| Less than 12-Weeks Certificate | 9 | NOT OFFERED | 198 | 75 | 123 |
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| At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate | 17 | NOT OFFERED | 307 | 89 | 218 |
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| At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate | 9 | NOT OFFERED | 112 | 19 | 93 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Tacoma Community College. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions |
$68,559 | $5,713 | $13,094 | $139 |
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| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services |
$58,024 | $4,835 | - | - |
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| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$57,956 | $4,830 | $13,000 | $138 |
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| Legal Support Services |
$37,932 | $3,161 | $13,941 | $148 |
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| Health and Medical Administrative Services |
$36,155 | $3,013 | - | - |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$30,765 | $2,564 | - | - |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
$30,603 | $2,550 | $10,975 | $116 |
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| Accounting and Related Services |
$29,660 | $2,472 | - | - |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Tacoma Community College.
At the school, the Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate program has the most completers of 549 and the Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year program has the second most completers of 108 students.
Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller | 32 | 1 | 31 |
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| Human Services | 24 | 5 | 19 |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 21 | 3 | 18 |
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| Retailing and Retail Operations | 20 | 5 | 15 |
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| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 11 | 2 | 9 |
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| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 3 | 3 | - |
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| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 3 | - | 3 |
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Popular Associate Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 549 | 177 | 372 |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 77 | 12 | 65 |
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| Business/Commerce | 51 | 25 | 26 |
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| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 33 | 5 | 28 |
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| Human Services | 24 | 6 | 18 |
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| Business Administration and Management | 24 | 5 | 19 |
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| Computer Science | 23 | 21 | 2 |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 22 | 2 | 20 |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 21 | 17 | 4 |
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| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 20 | 2 | 18 |
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Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Public Health | 14 | 2 | 12 |
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| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 13 | 2 | 11 |
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| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 10 | 8 | 2 |
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| Business Administration and Management | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Popular 12-Week Cert. Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | 90 | 58 | 32 |
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| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 56 | 6 | 50 |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 21 | 6 | 15 |
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| Retailing and Retail Operations | 19 | 8 | 11 |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 13 | - | 13 |
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| Medical Reception/Receptionist | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 2 | - | 2 |
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| Human Services | 1 | - | 1 |
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Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 108 | 32 | 76 |
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| Retailing and Retail Operations | 61 | 23 | 38 |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 48 | 1 | 47 |
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| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 44 | - | 44 |
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| Human Services | 25 | 5 | 20 |
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| Computer Support Specialist | 25 | 17 | 8 |
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| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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| Medical Reception/Receptionist | 16 | 4 | 12 |
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| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 14 | 3 | 11 |
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| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 9 | - | 9 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
23 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | NOT OFFERED |
16 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Support Specialist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 13 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teacher Assistant/Aide | NOT OFFERED |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
|---|
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
21 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
|---|
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 11 |
14 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
549 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
16 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
|---|
| Physical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
|---|
| Human Services | 24 |
24 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Music | NOT OFFERED |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
|---|
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 |
|---|
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED |
20 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Medical Reception/Receptionist | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller | 32 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | 90 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant | NOT OFFERED |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 3 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | NOT OFFERED |
15 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | NOT OFFERED |
13 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
77 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 56 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 |
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| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED |
20 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Medical Reception/Receptionist | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller | 32 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | 90 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant | NOT OFFERED |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 3 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | NOT OFFERED |
15 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | NOT OFFERED |
13 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
77 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 56 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
51 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
24 |
8 |
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| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Project Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 21 |
22 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Retailing and Retail Operations | 20 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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