How Student Population Changes at Tacoma CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,375 where 5,502 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 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 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7,146	2,700	4,446
2014-15	7,189 43	2,722 22	4,467 21
2015-16	7,197 8	2,728 6	4,469 2
2016-17	6,699 -498	2,539 -189	4,160 -309
2017-18	6,496 -203	2,413 -126	4,083 -77
2018-19	6,242 -254	2,266 -147	3,976 -107
2019-20	6,095 -147	2,142 -124	3,953 -23
2020-21	5,823 -272	1,964 -178	3,859 -94
2021-22	5,359 -464	1,882 -82	3,477 -382
2022-23	5,502 143	1,967 85	3,535 58
Average	6,375	2,332	4,043

Tacoma Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.71% and the percentage of black students is 8.62% at Tacoma Community College. 10.00% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tacoma Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	69	448	636	575	51	3,507	608
2014-15	65	456	562	624	61	3,314	684
2015-16	91	474	616	659	56	3,389	608
2016-17	97	509	606	608	71	3,068	309
2017-18	65	430	472	598	56	2,906	503
2018-19	34	385	396	622	60	2,719	512
2019-20	38	426	448	661	56	2,723	546
2020-21	39	492	395	815	51	2,858	563
2021-22	38	520	411	793	57	2,627	606
2022-23	38	550	474	962	65	2,350	647
Average	57	469	502	692	58	2,946	559

Tacoma Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,851 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 151.15% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tacoma Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,189	737	1,450	5,002
2015-16	7,197	784	1,483	4,930
2016-17	6,699	696	1,534	4,469
2017-18	6,496	775	1,455	4,266
2018-19	6,242	828	1,508	3,906
2019-20	6,095	832	1,476	3,787
2020-21	5,823	4,137	832	854
2021-22	5,359	3,879	1,075	405
2022-23	5,502	1,851	1,463	2,188
Average	6,289	1,613	1,364	3,312

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Enrollment Trends at Tacoma CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes