Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Tacoma CC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington.
Tacoma CC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,553 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington average (7,968 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Tacoma Community College6,1996,199
Similarly Ranked Schools4,5534,553
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington7,9687,261
The below chart compares the student population between Tacoma Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,177 male and 4,022 female students attending Tacoma CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.54 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Tacoma CC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Tacoma CC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,1993,7832,416
Men2,1771,374803
Women4,0222,4091,613

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,889 White students (30.47%) and 1,145 Hispanic students (18.47%) at Tacoma Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Tacoma Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tacoma Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native331023
Asian609238371
Black or African American551186365
Hispanic1,145379766
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander501040
White1,8896511,238
Two or More Races778252526
Race/Ethnicity Unknown941359582
Total 6,1992,1774,022

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,816 students whose age under twenty five and 1,549 students whose age is over thirty years old at Tacoma Community College.
Especially, 1,093 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Tacoma Community College.
Population by Student Age at Tacoma Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total6,199 2,1774,022
Under 181,093 447646
18-191,186 454732
20-21846 311535
22-24691 241450
25-29834 299535
30-34573 166407
35-39363 96267
40-49432 121311
50-64155 37118
65 and over26 521
Total 6,199 2,1774,022

Online Student Population

At Tacoma Community College, 3,706 students (59.78% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,776 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,749 students live in Washington where Tacoma Community College is located in and 24 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total6,199
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,776
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,930
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,493
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,776
Washington Residents1,749
Other State in U.S.24
Outside of U.S.3
Unknown0