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Nursing at Tarrant County College District

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, take a look at what Tarrant County College District. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 268 nursing degrees were granted at Tarrant County College District.

Online Class Availability at Tarrant County College District

Many students take online classes at Tarrant County College District. Among 43,928 students, 7,942 (18%) studied exclusively online and 9,694 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Tarrant County College District

Use these rankings to compare Tarrant County College District’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#16 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#24 of 111
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#24 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#28 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#165 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#304 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Tarrant County College District

Those who finish Tarrant County College District’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$55,103
2 years	$55,724
3 years	$59,952
4 years	$66,716
5 years	$78,458

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Tarrant County College District earn a median of $66,716, compared with $43,038 for all Tarrant County College District graduates — about 55% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Tarrant County College District comes in at $16,610.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Tarrant County College District, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Tarrant County College District are 84% women (225) and 16% men (43).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Tarrant County College District

Of the 268 associate’s nursing graduates at Tarrant County College District, 84% were women (225) and 16% were men (43).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	88
Hispanic / Latino	65
Black / African American	61
Asian	22
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	13
International (Nonresident)	11
Unknown	6

Minority students account for 61% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District, higher than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Tarrant County College District

The Nursing program at Tarrant County College District offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	268

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Tarrant County College District pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.