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Tacoma Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Tacoma Community College is one of 34 Washington community and technical colleges, serving Tacoma-Pierce County. The college Offers 44 state approved professional/technical programs. TCC offers a variety of professional/technical programs designed to prepare you for the workforce. These programs can lead to a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree, or a program certificate. TCC also offers a variety of freshman and sophomore-level courses, transferable to a four-year college or university.
• TCC traces its roots to 1962, when residents of the Tacoma-Pierce County area elected to fund and build a local community college. Directors of the Tacoma School District No. 10 applied for authorization to build the college in 1961. TCC received state approval to begin construction in 1963 and opened for class on Sept. 28, 1965.
• The college's main campus offers a range of academic and occupational degrees, continuing education classes, and developmental learning opportunities. About 8,400 students come to our 150-acre campus each quarter. Since TCC's opening in 1965, more than 400,000 people have attended.
• The college is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• People on the move (South Sound Business Examiner)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:51:37 pm
  Shannon Collins will be joining the Kent Chamber of Commerce staff as Membership Director with Susie Cushen taking on a new position in Membership Development. Collins has worked with the Kent group and earlier, with Thurston County Chamber.KeyBank has hired Tom Peterson as vice president and senior trust administrator for the South Puget Sound District. Most recently, he was the trust branch ...
• West Valley grad Maggie Callahan runs in Wildcat country (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:42:54 am
  In six races this season for the University of Arizona women’s cross country team, West Valley graduate Maggie Callahan has been the Wildcats top finisher each time. Arizona assistant coach Erin D...
• Executive promotions, appointments (South Sound Business Examiner)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:41:42 pm
  Tim LaPorte has accepted the position of Director of Public Works for the City of Kent. He has served as the deputy director since January 2007 and as the acting director of Public Works since October 1, when former director Larry Blanchard left the post.LaPorte's 31-year public works career includes 21 years with Kent and 10 years in municipal consulting work. ...
• Man robbed bank before, say deputies (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:28:58 am
  University Place deputies were searching for a man who robbed a bank branch near Tacoma Community College on Thursday morning.
• Fresno independent police auditor named (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 07:55:11 am
  A former Los Angeles police officer with wide experience in America's justice system is Fresno's first police auditor.

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