Tarrant County College has been recognized for having one of the top schools in Texas for students interested in pursuing careers in mental health nursing, according to the 2021 PLEXUSS Global Rankings.
TCC received the following rankings:
- #4 in Texas for Mental Health Nursing Programs
- #39 in the U.S. for Mental Health Nursing Programs
TCC is the only Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) associate degree program in Tarrant County and one of only three in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The program launched in 1967 with approximately 25 students at TCC South. Now based at TCC Trinity River Campus East in downtown Fort Worth, there are more than 755 currently enrolled in the nursing program.
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