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Statement · Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Community College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,112 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $16,766.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $47,168 ten years after entering, the 41st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 32% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
8,204

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $16,766 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,112 and $16,093 a year depending on income at Tacoma Community College.

Statement of cost · Tacoma Community College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$16,766
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,112
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$8,376
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,507

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,112; $30–48k: $7,691; $48–75k: $8,108; $75–110k: $12,371; over $110k: $16,093. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,112
$30k–$48k$7,691
$48k–$75k$8,108
$75k–$110k$12,371
Over $110k$16,093

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $47,168; the median graduate who borrowed owes $13,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,790
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,369
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
41st percentile among public 4-years
$47,168
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
23rd percentile among public 4-years
$13,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$7,718

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $38,790; 8 yrs after entry: $44,369; 10 yrs after entry: $47,168. Median graduate debt: $13,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $13,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$38,790
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$44,369
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$47,168
Median graduate debt$13,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Tacoma Community College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree549$42,320$12,000
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma150$35,125$11,054
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma108not reported$10,937
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma100not reported$15,412
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree77$81,839$19,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma70not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma61not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma51$41,917not reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree51$52,285$11,500
Human Services, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma50not reportednot reported
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma49not reportednot reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree33not reportednot reported
Show all 23 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree32$74,687$20,655
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma26not reportednot reported
Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree24not reported$17,367
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree24$32,980$16,084
Computer ScienceAssociate's Degree23not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree22$49,320not reported
Mechanical EngineeringAssociate's Degree21not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree20$44,792not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree12$66,174$18,220
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree16$53,305$10,759
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree14$51,087$12,071

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Tacoma Community College: 4,668 undergraduates; 26% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

4,668

48th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

26%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

30th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

32%

finish within 150% of normal time

21st percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

45%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$21,692

17th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k43%
  • $30k–$48k19%
  • $48k–$75k20%
  • $75k–$110k9%
  • Over $110k8%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k43%
$30k–$48k19%
$48k–$75k20%
$75k–$110k9%
Over $110k8%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.