Ft Worth Times

About 52.3 percent of the 7,812 degrees and certificates handed out by Tarrant County College District 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 Worth conferred 4084 associate's degrees and 3 certificates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in general studies. Data shows the school gave out 4084 associate's degrees in general studies, followed by 475 certificates in general business administration and management and 319 certificates in general computer and information sciences.

The college enrolled 51,100 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Program	Associates degrees	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
General Studies	4,084	3	4,087
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	4,084	3	4,087	52.3
Business Administration and Management, General	225	475	700
Business/Commerce, General	-	174	174
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	23	115	138
Transportation/Mobility Management	19	44	63
Real Estate	9	32	41
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	8	7	15
Tourism and Travel Services Management	-	6	6
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	284	853	1,137	14.6
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	263	-	263
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	33	36	69
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	15	37	52
Dietetic Technician	5	39	44
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	-	29	29
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	27	-	27
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	20	-	20
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	20	-	20
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	-	19	19
Surgical Technology/Technologist	-	17	17
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	16	-	16
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	-	15	15
Dental Assisting/Assistant	-	11	11
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	8	3	11
Long Term Care Administration/Management	-	8	8
Dietitian Assistant	-	2	2
Health Professions and Related Programs total	407	216	623	8
Computer and Information Sciences, General	122	319	441
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	6	7	13
Computer Programming/Programmer, General	-	3	3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	128	329	457	5.8
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	41	89	130
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	24	82	106
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	44	55	99
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	3	29	32
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total	112	255	367	4.7
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	19	87	106
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	19	41	60
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General	20	33	53
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	17	25	42
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	6	8	14
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	1	5	6
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	82	199	281	3.6
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	7	57	64
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	42	-	42
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	-	39	39
Criminal Justice/Police Science	-	10	10
Security and Loss Prevention Services	-	3	3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total	49	109	158	2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	94	-	94
Secondary Education and Teaching	24	-	24
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	5	-	5
Education total	123	-	123	1.6
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	20	95	115
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	20	95	115	1.5
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	13	23	36
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production	20	-	20
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	-	17	17
Graphic Communications, General	-	15	15
Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total	33	55	88	1.1
Welding Technology/Welder	18	54	72
Precision Production total	18	54	72	0.9
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	25	37	62
Personal and Culinary Services total	25	37	62	0.8
Child Development	15	17	32
Child Care and Support Services Management	-	12	12
Child Care Provider/Assistant	-	11	11
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total	15	40	55	0.7
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	28	9	37
Legal Professions and Studies total	28	9	37	0.5
Engineering, General	27	-	27
Engineering total	27	-	27	0.4
Library and Archives Assisting	10	17	27
Library Science total	10	17	27	0.4
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	11	16	27
Transportation and Materials Moving total	11	16	27	0.4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	-	13	13
Radio and Television	-	7	7
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	-	4	4
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	-	24	24	0.3
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General	6	17	23
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total	6	17	23	0.3
Music, General	8	-	8
Music History, Literature, and Theory	-	6	6
Visual and Performing Arts total	8	6	14	0.2
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	2	6	8
Social Sciences total	2	6	8	0.1