by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Tacoma Community College was awarded 286 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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College Factual ranked Tacoma Community College as #1,451 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Tacoma Community College held the #1,466 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, Tacoma Community College is ranked at #31.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Tacoma Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Tacoma Community College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Tacoma Community College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,823 undergraduates at Tacoma Community College with 3,492 being full-time and 2,331 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,960 | $4,933 | $8,250 | $11,203 | $12,375 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Tacoma Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 9.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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: | https://www.tacomacc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health | 20 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 16 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 16 | NA |
| General Biology | 0 | NA |
| Computer Science | 0 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 0 | NA |
| Teaching Assistants | 0 | NA |
| Chemical Engineering | 0 | NA |
| Electrical Engineering | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,954 students took at least one online class at Tacoma Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,969 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,954 | 3,879 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,969 | 4,137 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,308 | 832 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,336 | 828 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,230 | 775 |
Learn more about online learning at Tacoma Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
References
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