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Tacoma Community College

Tacoma, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·tacomacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
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Total enrollment
6,199
peer median 5,677
Avg net price
$8,376
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
32%

Pell equity

6.5pp gap
Pell recipients
27%61 of 225
Non-Pell (all)
33%173 of 517
Subsidized loan, no Pell
21%5 of 24
No Federal Aid
34%168 of 493

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 45 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
45
Passing
11
24.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

45programs
  • Passing11 · 24.4%
  • No Data34 · 75.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
8
No data
34

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+17.0%
$45,721 vs $39,073
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.6%
$47,504 vs $39,073
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.5%
$48,647 vs $39,073
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+35.7%
$53,029 vs $39,073
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+36.4%
$53,304 vs $39,073
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+49.9%
$58,588 vs $39,073
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+66.7%
$65,130 vs $39,073
Mechanical Engineering
Associate Degree · Engineering
+91.2%
$74,727 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$20,000 debt · $47,504 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
34%
$18,147 debt · $53,029 earn
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
27%
$15,933 debt · $58,588 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$11,000 debt · $48,647 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
15%
$9,966 debt · $65,130 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$13,783 debt · $92,844 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$12,000 debt · $81,859 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1967Next review Apr 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Jan 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jul 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  3. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,112
$30–48k$7,691
$48–75k$8,108
$75–110k$12,371
$110k+$16,093

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,376
vs Baccalaureate median $8,347
Federal loans
12.0%
In-state tuition
$5,507
Out-of-state
$11,646

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,975 students received $12.9M in Pell grants, alongside $7.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,975
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.9M
$12,850,281 total
Direct Loans
$7.4M
1,978 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.3M
1,039 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
936 loan awards
Parent PLUS$52K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 929 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
929
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.3%
2017
13.9%
2018
9.6%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Tacoma Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,285 total completions
01Liberal Arts
65751.1%
02Health Professions
28221.9%
03Business
14010.9%
04Computer Sciences
896.9%
05Engineering
483.7%
06Public Admin
201.6%
07Legal Professions
201.6%
08Biological Sciences
110.9%
09Education
100.8%
10Physical Sciences
80.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
6,199
12-mo unduplicated
9,277
Undergraduate
9,277
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%3,206
Women
65%6,071

Race / ethnicity composition

White
29.0%
Hispanic
19.4%
Unknown
14.0%
Two or more
12.6%
Black
10.3%
Asian
8.8%
Non-resident
4.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
110
65 M · 45 W
Women athletes
40.9%
Athletic aid
$156K
Total student aid
Budget
$980K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$83K
$73K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
26 M · 25 W
$183K
Baseball
29 M · —
$132K
Basketball
10 M · 10 W
$148K
Volleyball
— · 10 W
$61K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.08
12 offenses · 5,771 students

3-year trend

0.932 yrs ago4.541 yr ago2.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
42
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Burglary
4
Aggravated assault
2
Fondling
1

By location

12total
  • On campus12

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
133

Tacoma Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tacoma Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectTacoma Community College
32%—6,199$8,376Baccalaureate
Seattle Central College
——5,396$8,819Baccalaureate
Columbia Basin College
——7,510$8,317Baccalaureate
North Seattle College
——5,569$10,740Baccalaureate
Olympic College
——5,784$7,172Baccalaureate
South Seattle College
——5,210$6,004Baccalaureate
Peer group median32%—5,677$8,347

Institutions like Tacoma Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Tacoma Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Tacoma Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
2535665000
Address
6501 South 19th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98466

Tacoma Community College is committed to fulfilling its mission through continuous institutional improvement and achievement of its core themes. Institutional effectiveness and accountability are fundamental to the pursuit of this goal.

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Frequently asked questions about Tacoma Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tacoma Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Tacoma Community College?

Tacoma Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tacoma Community College?

Tacoma Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,199 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tacoma Community College?

The average net price at Tacoma Community College is $8,376 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Tacoma Community College located?

Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington 98466-6100.

Who runs Institutional Research at Tacoma Community College?

Tacoma Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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