Tacoma Community College Tacoma, USA Students.

Tacoma Community College Students

Tacoma Community College is dedicated to offering its students a variety of resources to support their success in their academic and personal lives. You can find more information about each program by visiting their website.

Life Resources

• 2-1-1: Offers a wide range of services to Washington State residents such as food, health care and more.
• Tacoma Housing Authority and Other Resources: Assists and supports those most in need of housing find and secure safe and affordable housing.
• Food Pantry: Provides food to get through the day and food for home. Below are some local programs for food.
  • Nourish Pierce County
  • Pierce County Food Banks
  • Emergency Food Network Pantry (Searchable by location)
  • University Place Food Bank
• Free ORCA Pass: This is a program to introduce public transportation services to current TCC students.
• TCC Early Learning Center: Provides child care for staff, faculty and students.
• Counseling: At TCC we have a counseling team that cares deeply about student’s growth and success, and are here to support.
• Career Center: Help students reach both short and long-term career goals.
• Safe Zone: The initiative works to identify, train, and support advocates of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, Transgender and Questioning) community on TCC's campuses.
  • Resources for LGBTQ+ Individuals: Additional resources for all people who identify as LGBTQ+.
• Student Emergency Assistance: For current enrolled students who are experiencing financial hardships, we have an emergency funding source that may be able to assist.

Academic Resources

• TCC Outreach: Provides enrollment support for all new and prospective students.
• New Chances: Provides personalized support for students in Pierce County to pursue their education after release from incarceration.
• Enrollment Services: Primarily responsible for student enrollment and houses policies and forms for a successful start.
• Advising: Connect with a pathways advisor to discuss academic and career opportunities.
• Access Services: Provides reasonable accommodations and support services for students with disabilities.
• Titan PULSE Mentors: Are student mentors who are impactful campus leaders, relationship builders, and advocates for students.
• Titan Technology Resources: Need a laptop or a hotspot? TCC has resources available for our students.
• Information Commons: Provides studying individual and group study rooms with computers as well as quarterly or hourly equipment rentals. They also can help reset TCC student accounts.
• Library: Provides study spaces as well as book and equipment rentals.
• The Center for Student Advocacy and Cultural Support: provides comprehensive programs and services for all students who may be: first generation, economically disadvantaged, or have disabilities.
• Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA): empowers underrepresented students by providing them a community that supports their pathways to higher education in STEM, through mentorships, academic programs, and interactive workshops.
• Certification & Testing Center & GED®: Provides a comfortable testing environment in a state-of-the-art facility with brand new computers.
• Open Education Resources (OER): Are teaching materials available at little or no cost that can be used for teaching, learning or research.

Tutoring Centers

• Business Education Center (BEC): Provides drop-in and appointment tutoring support for students taking any business-related classes such as accounting, economics and more.
• Math Advising Resource Center (MARC): Provides drop-in tutoring support for students taking any math classes including statistics.
• Writing & Tutoring Center (WTC): Provides drop-in and appointment tutoring support for students taking many subjects except for statistics.