Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$23,995
$28,091
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$13,813
$19,206
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$15,904
$25,553
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Columbia Basin College
Tacoma Community College
Under $30,000
$12,552
$17,393
$30,000–$48,000
$13,307
$18,560
$48,000–$75,000
$13,287
$19,909
$75,000–$110,000
$17,028
$22,948
Over $110,000
$23,078
$27,250
After you start
Measure
Columbia Basin College
Tacoma Community College
Undergrads
4,640
4,668
Graduate within 6 years
28%
33%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$51,967
$52,313
Median debt at graduation
$11,625
$13,000
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers