Tacoma Community College

Tacoma, Washington · Public

Of 16 assessed programs, 14 leave graduates out-earning a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 28 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,112
$30k to $48k	$7,691
$48k to $75k	$8,108
$75k to $110k	$12,371
$110k and up	$16,093
All families (average)	$8,376

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

16 of 44 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Washington high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,647	+$8,036	clears the bar	$10,975	1.4 yrs	624
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,865	+$10,254	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$92,844	+$52,233	clears the bar	$13,000	0.2 yrs	88
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,779 1-year earnings	-$7,832	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,663	+$5,052	clears the bar	$8,617	1.7 yrs	85
Business	Associate's Degree	$65,130	+$24,519	clears the bar	$10,983	0.4 yrs	52
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$81,859	+$41,248	clears the bar	$13,094	0.3 yrs	44
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$58,588	+$17,977	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$45,721	+$5,110	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,681 1-year earnings	+$10,070	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$20,066 1-year earnings	-$20,545	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$76,531	+$35,920	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mechanical Engineering	Associate's Degree	$74,727	+$34,116	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$53,304	+$12,693	clears the bar	$13,941	1.1 yrs	14
Human Services	Associate's Degree	$53,029	+$12,418	clears the bar	$16,758	1.3 yrs	14
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$47,504	+$6,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,611/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.