Schools and Education information for Tacoma

Schools and Education in Tacoma, Washington

Colleges/Universities in Tacoma:

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,710; Location: 1101 S YAKIMA AVE; Public; Website: www.bates.ctc.edu)
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 3,710; Location: 6501 S 19TH ST; Public; Website: www.tacoma.ctc.edu)
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 3,265; Location: 1010 122nd ST SO; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.plu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (FT enrollment: 2,754; Location: 1500 N WARNER; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.UPS.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-TACOMA CAMPUS (FT enrollment: 1,155; Location: 1900 COMMERCE ST; Public; Website: www.washington.edu; Offers Master's degree)
BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 318; Location: 5825 TACOMA MALL BLVD STE 103; Private, for-profit; Website: www.bcti.org)
NORTHWEST BAPTIST SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 60; Location: 4301 N STEVENS; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nbs.edu; Offers Master's degree)
BJ'S BEAUTY AND BARBER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 50; Location: 5237 S TACOMA WAY; Private, for-profit)
WESTERN PACIFIC TRUCK SCHOOL (Location: 11020 S TACOMA WAY; Private, for-profit)
TRANS UNION TRAINING SCHOOL INC (Location: 4624 RIVER RD E; Private, for-profit; Website: TRANSUNION TRUCK.COM)
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SEMINARY (Location: 3504 N PEARL ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Tacoma:

CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 9 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 22 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,013)
OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; RENTON, WA; FT enrollment: 2,623)

Biggest public high schools in Tacoma:

FOSS (Students: 1,887; Location: 2112 S TYLER; Grades: 09 - 12)
STADIUM (Students: 1,873; Location: 111 NO E ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
WILSON (Students: 1,837; Location: 1202 N ORCHARD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
LINCOLN (Students: 1,702; Location: 701 SO 37TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
MT TAHOMA (Students: 1,397; Location: 6229 SO TYLER; Grades: 09 - 12)
FRANKLIN PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,186; Location: 11002 18TH AVE E; Grades: 09 - 12)
WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 988; Location: 12420 AINSWORTH AVE S; Grades: 09 - 12)
FIFE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 910; Location: 5616 20TH ST E; Grades: 09 - 12)
GATES SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: 813 132ND ST S; Grades: 09 - 12)
TCC FRESH START (Students: 250; Location: 601 SO 8TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high schools in Tacoma:

LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 1,004; Location: 1717 S UNION; Grades: PK - 12)
BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 986; Location: 2300 SOUTH WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
TACOMA BAPTIST SCHOOLS (Students: 549; Location: 2052 S 64TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 429; Location: 827 N TACOMA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
COVENANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 103; Location: 620 SOUTH SHIRLEY STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tacoma:

SPANAWAY JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 958; Location: 15701 B STREET EAST; Grades: 07 - 09)
PERRY G KEITHLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 928; Location: 12324 12TH AVE S; Grades: 06 - 08)
BAKER (Students: 916; Location: 8320 SO I ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
MORRIS FORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 913; Location: 1602 104TH ST E; Grades: 06 - 08)
HUNT (Students: 841; Location: 6501 SO 10TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
STEWART (Students: 839; Location: 5010 PACIFIC AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
WOODBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 815; Location: 14920 SPRING ST SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
GRAY (Students: 801; Location: 3109 SO 60TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
MEEKER (Students: 791; Location: 4402 NASSAU AVE NE; Grades: 06 - 08)
TRUMAN (Students: 788; Location: 5602 NO 37TH; Grades: 06 - 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Tacoma:

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 522; Location: 202 E 56TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
ST CHARLES BORROMEO (Students: 514; Location: 7112 S 12TH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
ST. PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 450; Location: 1112 N 'G' STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS SPAN (Students: 281; Location: 17408 36TH AVE EAST PO BOX 579; Grades: PK - 6)
VISITATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location: 3306 SOUTH 58TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 5412 67TH AVE WEST; Grades: KG - 8)
PARKLAND LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: P O BOX 44006; Grades: PK - 8)
THE SEABURY SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 1801 NORTH EAST 53RD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
PUGET SOUND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 1740 SO 84TH ST; Grades: PK - 4)
HOLY ROSARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 504 SOUTH 30TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)

Libraries in Tacoma:

PIERCE COUNTY (Operating income: $14,301,381; Location: 3005 112TH STREET EAST; 931,761 books; 81,934 audio materials; 68,885 video materials; 3,060 serial subscriptions)
TACOMA PUBLIC (Operating income: $10,315,477; Location: 1102 TACOMA AVE S; 2,119,719 books; 57,308 audio materials; 30,796 video materials; 1,651 serial subscriptions)