Enrollment Trends at Tacoma CC

-998

Total Enrollment

-551

Men

-447

Women

The student population at Tacoma Community College is 6,199 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 998 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.85 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,776 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 126.53% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,138 where 6,199 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.85 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Tacoma CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tacoma Community College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-167,1972,7284,469
2016-176,699
-498
2,539
-189
4,160
-309
2017-186,496
-203
2,413
-126
4,083
-77
2018-196,242
-254
2,266
-147
3,976
-107
2019-206,095
-147
2,142
-124
3,953
-23
2020-215,823
-272
1,964
-178
3,859
-94
2021-225,359
-464
1,882
-82
3,477
-382
2022-235,502
143
1,967
85
3,535
58
2023-245,771
269
2,041
74
3,730
195
2024-256,199
428
2,177
136
4,022
292
Average6,1382,2123,926
Tacoma Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.47% and the percentage of black students is 8.89% at Tacoma Community College. 9.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 18.47% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.09% to 30.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.59% to 9.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.56% to 8.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.16% to 18.47%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8396 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7509 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tacoma Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1691474616659563,389608
2016-1797509606608713,068309
2017-1865430472598562,906503
2018-1934385396622602,719512
2019-2038426448661562,723546
2020-2139492395815512,858563
2021-2238520411793572,627606
2022-2338550474962652,350647
2023-2442527499970562,093747
2024-25336095511,145501,889778
Average52492487783582,662582
Tacoma Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,776 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 126.53% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tacoma Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-167,1977841,4834,930
2016-176,6996961,5344,469
2017-186,4967751,4554,266
2018-196,2428281,5083,906
2019-206,0958321,4763,787
2020-215,8234,137832854
2021-225,3593,8791,075405
2022-235,5021,8511,4632,188
2023-245,7711,6521,7912,328
2024-256,1991,7761,9302,493
Average6,1381,7211,4552,963

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