It serves the city of Tacoma and the Pierce County portion of the Kitsap Peninsula.
TCC's creation was authorized by voters in 1962, and it opened in fall 1965.
[citation needed] TCC is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and is currently in the process of continued accreditation with NWCCU's current cycle of standards.
TCC offers 46 state-approved vocational and technical programs with the average placement rate of 86% for students in their chosen field as of 2009/2010 data.
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