Side-by-Side Comparison of Tacoma Community College

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	Kapiolani Community College	Mt Hood Community College	Odessa College	Bellevue College	Clark College	Tacoma Community College
Overview
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii	Gresham, Oregon	Odessa, Texas	Bellevue, Washington	Vancouver, Washington	Tacoma, Washington
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
College type	2 year	2 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Quarter	Semester	Quarter	Quarter	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	68.0%	53.0%	58.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees	$25			$66
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		Not required	Not required		Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $23,479 Out of state: $28,615	In state: $20,007 Out of state: $24,363	In state: $18,497 Out of state: $19,394	In state: $20,047 Out of state: $25,584	In state: $19,349 Out of state: $24,953	In state: $20,046 Out of state: $25,508
Average net price	$7,050	$7,601	$7,453	$9,801	$8,640	$8,606
Tuition	In state: $3,144 Out of state: $8,280	In state: $4,248 Out of state: $8,604	In state: $2,952 Out of state: $3,849	In state: $3,826 Out of state: $9,363	In state: $4,203 Out of state: $9,807	In state: $4,486 Out of state: $9,948
Room & board			$5,895
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	76.0% Average amount $4,759	70.0% Average amount $6,145	67.0% Average amount $3,852	35.0% Average amount $6,868	41.0% Average amount $6,514	37.0% Average amount $5,638
Students receiving federal student loan	10.0% Average amount $5,740	69.0% Average amount $1,976	2.0% Average amount $3,482	4.0% Average amount $5,486	9.0% Average amount $5,616	11.0% Average amount $5,782
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $6,219	1.0% Average amount $7,673	0.0% Average amount $4,050	0.0% Average amount $0	1.0% Average amount $5,878	0.0% Average amount $14,105
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,100 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%	5,893 Men 56.0% Women 44.0%	7,947 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	11,546 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%	6,921 Men 39.5% Women 60.5%	5,359 Men 35.1% Women 64.9%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	5.4%	N/A	N/A	3.2%	6.1%	4.8%
International students	5.8%	1.0%	0.4%	5.6%	0.6%	2.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A	236	400	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A	No	No	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Hawaii California Washington Colorado Minnesota	N/A	N/A	Washington California Hawaii Arizona Texas	Washington Oregon Alaska Idaho Utah	Washington Alaska California Oregon Texas
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Multidisciplinary Studies Culinary and Personal Services	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Precision Production Computer and Information Science	Liberal Arts Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Education	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Visual & Performing Arts	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering Technologies	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Agriculture
Students to faculty ratio	16:1	17:1	26:1	16:1	12:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Outcome
Graduation rate	25.2%	23.7%	29.9%	33.4%	36.3%	37.3%
Dropout rate	41.4%	52.5%	41.2%	33.6%	37.2%	35.0%
Transferred out	15.0%	11.7%	20.9%	16.6%	16.3%	21.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $72,750 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: $84,812 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $63,854 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,558 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,060 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $40,310 Hospitality Administration/Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $37,079 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $34,348 Culinary Arts and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $28,440 Year 2: $31,236 Year 3: $32,440 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,505 Year 2: $27,548 Year 3: $27,464 Graphic Communications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,141 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $53,386 Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: $54,649 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,380 Year 2: $24,267 Year 3: $26,920 Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: N/A Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $62,056 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: N/A Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,328 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $67,173 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $26,400 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A	Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $86,445 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,154 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $56,954 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $41,461 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $34,345 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $40,031 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,792 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $38,100 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $19,045 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $9,244 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $49,601 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $69,807 Year 2: $65,974 Year 3: $72,329 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $70,881 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $64,546 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,603 Year 2: $32,213 Year 3: $37,826 Computer Programming (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: N/A Data Processing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,976 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,141 Year 3: N/A Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,563 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,563 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $61,033 Year 2: $63,898 Year 3: $72,393 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,055 Year 2: $60,320 Year 3: $67,184 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $60,839 Year 3: $54,083 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,729 Year 3: $47,447 Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,951 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $39,397 Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $34,206 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $38,580 Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,556 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $38,154 Business/Commerce, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,796 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $36,942 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,785 Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $36,913 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,974 Year 2: $22,534 Year 3: $27,432	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $65,226 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $68,559 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $64,968 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $58,024 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $66,538 Year 2: $61,814 Year 3: $57,956 Legal Support Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $37,932 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $36,924 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $36,155 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,824 Year 3: $30,765 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $28,998 Year 2: $24,615 Year 3: $30,603 Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,954 Year 2: $31,848 Year 3: $29,660 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $34,003 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Human Services, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $28,611 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Tacoma Community College

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