Tacoma Community College Overview

Located in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Community College is a public institution. The location of Tacoma Community College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Tacoma Community College Known For?

• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Tacoma Community College.
• In a recent academic period97% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Tacoma Community College with a bachelor's degree make about $47,168 a year. That's 16% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Tacoma Community College?

Contact details for Tacoma Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6501 S 19Th St, Tacoma, WA 98466-6100
Phone:	253-566-5000
Website:	www.tacomacc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Tacoma Community College?

You can apply to Tacoma Community College online at: https://apply.ctc.edu/user

Tacoma Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Tacoma Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Tacoma Community College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,112 a year. That adds up to $16,448 over four years for those students.

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Tacoma Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,823 undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College, with 3,492 being full-time and 2,331 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,492 full-time undergraduates at Tacoma Community College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tacoma Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	305
Black or African American	234
Hispanic or Latino	488
White	1,705
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	633

Over 57 countries are represented at Tacoma Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Japan.

Tacoma Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	549	0	0	549
Accounting	129	22	21	0	172
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	108	12	0	0	120
General Sales & Marketing	80	0	20	0	100
Health & Medical Administrative Services	19	20	32	13	84
Nursing	0	77	0	0	77
Human Services	26	24	24	0	74
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	70	0	0	0	70
Teacher Education Grade Specific	61	8	0	0	69
General Business/Commerce	0	51	0	0	51
Horticulture	46	0	3	0	49
Business Administration & Management	7	24	0	8	39
Information Technology	26	0	0	10	36
Allied Health Professions	0	32	3	0	35
Health Sciences & Services	0	33	0	0	33
Legal Support Services	0	14	11	0	25
Computer Science	0	23	0	0	23
Mechanical Engineering	0	21	0	0	21
General Biology	0	16	0	0	16
Computer Systems Networking	0	16	0	0	16
Public Health	0	0	0	14	14
Human Resource Management	9	0	0	0	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	7	0	0	0	7
General Physical Sciences	0	6	0	0	6
Computer Software & Applications	5	0	0	0	5
Electrical Engineering	0	5	0	0	5
Music	0	4	0	0	4
Teaching Assistants	0	1	0	0	1
Chemical Engineering	0	1	0	0	1
International Business	0	0	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	593	959	114	45	1,711

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.