Program Payoff

Tacoma Community College

Tacoma, Washington. 40 certificate and associate programs, public. 40 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $13,094 $63,005 (40) $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $13,000 $61,814 (103) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $48,823 (23) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $13,941 $38,289 (19) $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $35,060 (48) $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $31,848 (27) $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $10,983 $31,839 (19) $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $10,975 $24,615 (123) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $20,824 (21) $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate $8,617 not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Human Services, General Associate's degree $16,758 not published $54,770
Social and Human Service Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Chemical Engineering Associate's degree not published $189,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Data Processing Undergraduate certificate not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $132,710
Electrical Engineers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $57,070
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $54,770
Social and Human Service Assistants
International Business Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mechanical Engineering Associate's degree not published $110,430
Mechanical Engineers
Music Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $50,460
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.