Tacoma Community College

https://www.tacomacc.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $4,772
    6.59% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $9,803
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Enrolled Students
    6,199
    61% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    31.5%
    234 Graduates

    About

    Tacoma Community College is a higher education institution located in Pierce County, WA. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Tacoma Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (592 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (70 degrees), and General Business (60 degrees).

    In 2024, 2,003 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Tacoma Community College. 68.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 31.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (881 degrees), 2.81 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (313 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Tacoma Community College is $4,772, which is $−5,823 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($10,595).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Tacoma Community College is $4,772, which is $5,823 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($10,595).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,803.

    In 2024, 41% of undergraduate students attending Tacoma Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 12% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $4,772
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Tacoma Community College was $4,772. The cost of tuition at Tacoma Community College is $−5,823 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($10,595).

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    Average Net Price

    $9,803
    2024 Value
    7.94%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Tacoma Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,803. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Tacoma Community College grew by 7.94%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $17,868
    Room and Board
    $762
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Tacoma Community College was of $17,868 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 8.21% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $762. The cost of books and supplies increased by 8.55% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    41%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    12%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    41% of undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 2.5% with respect to 2023, when 40% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Enrollment

    Tacoma Community College had a total enrollment of 6,199 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Tacoma Community College is 3,783 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,416. This means that 61% of students enrolled at Tacoma Community College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Tacoma Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 30.5% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Two or More Races, 9.82% Asian, 8.89% Black or African American, 0.807% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.532% American Indian or Alaska Native.

    Students enrolled at Tacoma Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (20.5%), followed by White Male (11.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.2%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    61%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Tacoma Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,199 students. The full-time enrollment at Tacoma Community College is 3,783 and the part-time enrollment is 2,416. This means that 61% of students enrolled at Tacoma Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 38.3% at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      1,889 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      1,145 enrolled students
    3. Two or More Races
      778 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Tacoma Community College is 30.5% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Two or More Races, 9.82% Asian, 8.89% Black or African American, 0.807% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.532% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is 35% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 11.8% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 941 students (15.2%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 733 more women than men received degrees from Tacoma Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Tacoma Community College is white (881 degrees awarded). There were 2.81 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (313 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at Tacoma Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (592 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (70 degrees) and General Business (60 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Tacoma Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (592 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (79 degrees), and Agriculture (36 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Accountants & auditors
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tacoma Community College are Accountants & auditors (1,034,712 people), Other managers (880,760 people), Software developers (778,158 people), Financial managers (549,404 people), and Chief executives & legislators (451,332 people).

    The most specialized majors at Tacoma Community College in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (592 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (79 degrees), Agriculture (36 degrees), Business (502 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (164 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tacoma Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Dentists

    The most specialized majors at Tacoma Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (592 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (79 degrees), Agriculture (36 degrees), Business (502 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (164 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Computer Systems Design
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tacoma Community College are Computer Systems Design (1,168,038 people), Elementary & secondary schools (757,700 people), Banking & related activities (526,902 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (506,760 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (496,025 people).

    The most specialized majors at Tacoma Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (592 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (79 degrees), Agriculture (36 degrees), Business (502 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (164 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Tacoma Community College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Retailing & Retail Operations
      38 degrees awarded
    2. General Human Services
      27 degrees awarded
    3. Medical Insurance Specialist
      27 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Tacoma Community College was Retailing & Retail Operations with 38 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    635
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    1,368
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 635 degrees were awarded to men at Tacoma Community College, which is 0.464 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,368).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 198 degrees were awarded to men at Tacoma Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.503 times less than the 394 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 394 degrees were awarded to men at Tacoma Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.99 times more than the 198 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    15%
    100% Completion Time
    25%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2015, 15% of students graduating from Tacoma Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 25% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 28% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

    Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
    Asian Female
    Highest Graduation Rate (41.4%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Tacoma Community College is Female and Asian (41.4% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

    The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

    The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 19.6% of graduates (44 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      881 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      313 degrees awarded
    3. Two or More Races
      230 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Tacoma Community College is white (881 degrees awarded). There were 2.81 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (313 degrees).

    9.99% of degree recipients (200 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      828 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      786 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      784 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Tacoma Community College is white female (828 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (786 degrees).

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    Operations

    Tacoma Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $6.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 827k (13.6%) compared to the 9.49% average return (1.27M on 13.4M) across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

    In 2024, Tacoma Community College had a total salary expenditure of 94.6M. Tacoma Community College employs 133 No academic ranks. Most academics at Tacoma Community College are Female No academic rank (76), and Male No academic rank (57).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Tacoma Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 77 employees, Management, with 64 employees, and Service with 43 employees.

    Endowment

    $6.1M
    2024 Endowment
    7.2%
    growth from 2023

    Tacoma Community College has an endowment valued at about $6.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Tacoma Community College grew 7.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.31M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges: Associates Dominant Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $386k - Federal
    2. $3.53M - State
    3. $12.8M - Local

    As of 2024, Tacoma Community College received $386k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $3.53M from state grants and contracts, and $12.8M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $44.8M
    2024 Salaries
    8.72%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Tacoma Community College paid a median of $44.8M in salaries, which represents 47.3% of their overall expenditure ($94.6M) and a 8.72% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.68% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 11.6% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $12.4M
    Instructional Salaries
    133
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Tacoma Community College paid a total of $12.4M to 133 employees working as instructors, which represents 27.7% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $744k (3.92%) for similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Tacoma Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 77 employees, Management with 64 employees, and Service with 43 employees.

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