Tacoma Community College Student Population

How many students at Tacoma CC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Tacoma Community College has a total enrollment of 6,199 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,177 male students (35.1%) and 4,022 female students (64.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,889 White students (30.5%) and 1,145 Hispanic students (18.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,776 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,930 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's - which average 10,294 - Tacoma CC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,177 male (35.12%) and 4,022 female (64.88%) students are attending Tacoma Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 54.13.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,889 White, 551 Black, and 609 Asian students out of a total of 6,199 are attending at Tacoma Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Tacoma Community College is highly diverse with a diversity index of 81.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Tacoma CC has 1,093 students under 18 years old and 26 students over 65 years old. There are 3,816 students under 25 years old, and 2,383 students over 25 years old out of 6,199 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Tacoma Community College, 1,776 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,930 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,749 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,199 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 443 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.15%.237 students have transferred in as full-time status and 206 students transferred in as part-time status.