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About 35.4 percent of the 1,947 degrees and certificates handed out by Tacoma Community College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Tacoma conferred 689 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 689 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 168 certificates in retailing and retail operations and 133 certificates in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping.

The college enrolled 6,242 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	-	689	-	689
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	-	689	-	689	35.4
Retailing and Retail Operations	-	-	168	168
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	-	21	133	154
Business/Commerce, General	-	102	-	102
Business Administration and Management, General	-	24	-	24
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	-	-	18	18
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	-	-	11	11
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	-	-	8	8
Retail Management	-	-	1	1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	-	147	339	486	25
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	2	43	43	88
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	-	68	-	68
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	-	-	18	18
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	-	16	-	16
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	-	14	-	14
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	-	14	-	14
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	-	-	14	14
Medical Reception/Receptionist	-	-	5	5
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Programs total	2	155	80	237	12.2
Computer Support Specialist	-	-	89	89
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	-	34	-	34
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	-	-	14	14
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	-	-	10	10
Computer Science	-	7	-	7
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	-	-	4	4
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	-	-	2	2
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	-	41	119	160	8.2
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General	-	-	119	119
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total	-	-	119	119	6.1
Human Services, General	-	38	69	107
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total	-	38	69	107	5.5
Mechanical Engineering	-	30	-	30
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	-	16	-	16
Chemical Engineering	-	1	-	1
Engineering total	-	47	-	47	2.4
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	-	21	19	40
Legal Professions and Studies total	-	21	19	40	2
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General	-	-	21	21
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	-	-	21	21	1.1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	3	13	16
Teacher Assistant/Aide	-	1	-	1
Education total	-	4	13	17	0.9
Physical Sciences	-	13	-	13
Physical Sciences total	-	13	-	13	0.7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	-	8	-	8
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	-	8	-	8	0.4
Music, General	-	3	-	3
Visual and Performing Arts total	-	3	-	3	0.2