Tacoma Community College
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Tacoma Community College is a community college
located in Tacoma, Washington
, with satellite operations in Gig Harbor
and the Tacoma Mall. It serves the city of Tacoma and the Pierce County
portion of the Kitsap Peninsula
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TCC's creation was authorized by voters in 1962, and it opened in fall 1965. As of 2009, nearly 1/2 million students have attended TCC since its opening. Tacoma Community College (TCC) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. TCC average student age is 28 years old.
Mission Tacoma Community College creates meaningful and relevant learning, inspires greater equity, and celebrates success in our lives and our communities.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, with satellite operations in Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census....
and the Tacoma Mall. It serves the city of Tacoma and the Pierce County
Pierce County, Washington
right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory...
portion of the Kitsap Peninsula
Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is an arm of land that is part of the larger Olympic Peninsula in Washington state that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound. Hood Canal separates Kitsap Peninsula from the rest of the Olympic Peninsula...
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TCC's creation was authorized by voters in 1962, and it opened in fall 1965. As of 2009, nearly 1/2 million students have attended TCC since its opening. Tacoma Community College (TCC) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. TCC average student age is 28 years old.
Mission Tacoma Community College creates meaningful and relevant learning, inspires greater equity, and celebrates success in our lives and our communities.