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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?

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  • Students at Tacoma Community College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Tacoma Community College.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Tacoma Community College makes roughly $45,670 a year. This is 12% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Tacoma Community College?

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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

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?

11% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate

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 $5,901 a year. That adds up to $23,604 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tacoma Community College is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Tacoma Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,176 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,359 undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College, with 3,176 being full-time and 2,183 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,176 full-time undergraduates at Tacoma Community College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 322
Black or African American 227
Hispanic or Latino 448
White 1,567
International Students 113
Other Races/Ethnicities 499

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

Online Learning at Tacoma Community College

3,879 Took All Classes Online
4,954 Took At Least One Class Online
104.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 4,954 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tacoma Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Tacoma Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tacoma Community College was 104.0%. This is the #414 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Tacoma Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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