Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,091
$23,995
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$19,206
$13,813
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$25,553
$15,904
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Tacoma Community College
Columbia Basin College
Under $30,000
$17,393
$12,552
$30,000–$48,000
$18,560
$13,307
$48,000–$75,000
$19,909
$13,287
$75,000–$110,000
$22,948
$17,028
Over $110,000
$27,250
$23,078
After you start
Measure
Tacoma Community College
Columbia Basin College
Undergrads
4,668
4,640
Graduate within 6 years
33%
28%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$52,313
$51,967
Median debt at graduation
$13,000
$11,625
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