Tacoma Community College
Quarterly Preview
Summer 2013
www.tacomacc.edu
page Vicci Martinez
Arts Scholarship for Women
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Encouraging everyone to
Reach Higher.
page
7 Helping Students “Liberate 250K”
Replacing textbooks in some
courses with free open source
materials.
Photo of Vicci Martinez
by Jason Ganwich
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Reach Higher.
Go further.
Advance.
Why Consider
Tacoma Community College:
TCC is committed to giving
students every opportunity to
reach their goals with a low-cost,
high-quality education.
We create a positive learning
environment that gives students
confidence to succeed. That’s
why TCC is the number one
community college in Washington
State and number 17 nationwide.
High quality, affordable education:
A college start at TCC is an affordable alternative to tuition
at a four-year institution. Nearly 40 percent of Washington
bachelor’s degree graduates are community college transfer
students. Also, nearly 50 percent of TCC students benefit from
financial aid.
College Transfer & Career Training
Students can earn the equivalent of the first two years of a
bachelor’s degree and or earn a two-year associate degree.
TCC has degrees that transfer to almost any major school,
or students can choose from more than 40 professional and
technical degrees and certificates.
Diverse culture and active campus life
As part of our 9,000 member Titan family (approximately
400 international students), students will participate in
athletics, student government, the arts, student media
and community involvement.
Personal attention
TCC students benefit from personal attention given by
instructors. The average class size is 25. Learn more at
www.tacomacc.edu.
June 24-Aug. 15, 2013
Reach Higher.
Go farther.
Go further.
We’re recruiting young African American,
Latino and Asian/Pacific Islander males
to participate in a special summer academy.
This intensive eight-week program is designed to help
students experience greater overall success at TCC.
The summer academy provides students with the
opportunity to complete developmental course work,
preparing them to begin college-level work in the fall.
The Men of Distinction program empowers students to work together to promote
personal and academic success. The college also provides support services,
including advising and educational planning; financial aid counseling; tutoring;
personal finance, planning and money management assistance; time management
and personal goal-setting guidance; academic success planning and assistance;
and computing resources.
Eligibility
• 21 years old and younger
• High school diploma or GED (by June 25, 2012)
• Must place into ENGL 85 or 95 to be eligible for the academy.
Get more information and complete the applications at
www.tacomacc.edu/mod
Tacoma Community College does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age in
its programs and activities.
Tacoma Community College
Volume 48, No. 3
Spring 2013
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Published quarterly by Tacoma Community College,
6501 South 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98466.
PERIODICAL postage paid at Tacoma, WA. POSTMASTER:
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Where do YOU want to learn?
Tacoma campus
6501 South 19 th St., Tacoma
253.566.5000
Located in the middle of everything,
TCC’s west Tacoma campus has been
completely redeveloped in the last 10
years and includes technologically
advanced learning and study space for
nearly 9,000 students per quarter.
Gig Harbor campus
3993 Hunt St., Gig Harbor
253.460.2424
What’s YOUR goal?
Start a bachelor’s degree
www.tacomacc.edu/
collegetransfer
Start, re-start, or rev up your career
www.tacomacc.edu/
careertraining
Sharpen your job skills or enhance your life
www.tacomacc.edu/
continuingeducation
Get the basics
www.tacomacc.edu/
basicskills
Train employees at your business
www.invistaperforms.org
The Gig Harbor campus extends TCC’s
programs and services to the residents
of the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula
areas. We offer transfer, continuing
education, and basic skills education,
all close to home for Peninsula
residents.
Online
www.tacomacc.edu/elearning
TCC offers a broad array of online and
hybrid online (online combined with
limited classroom sessions) to allow for
convenient, quality education.
Any of the above
You can mix and match locations,
or take a combination of online and
classroom classes – whatever works
best for you!
For more information on getting
started at TCC, call TCC Outreach at
253.566.6042.
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Step up! get into college
 Apply/Reapply
What quarter do you want to start?
Apply online or in person (Bldg. 7).
Starting?
Apply by ...
Submit Financial Aid
Application by ...
There is no application fee.
Summer 2013
April 2013
early April 2013
Fall 2013
April/May 2013
May 9, 2013
www.tacomacc.edu/theenrollmentprocess
 Get connected with MY TCC
Activate your newly assigned
TCC student email. my.tacomacc.edu
Questions? Get answers!
ww.tacomacc.edu/ admissioninfosession
 Explore your interests on Inside TCC
Connect to all the info you need to become
a student at TCC – takes 5 minutes tops!
www.tacomacc.edu/insidetccsignup
FERPA
 Paying for college
Start early and do it simultaneously
FERPA is a federal law that protects
students’
with steps 1-7.
www.tacomacc.edu/costsandaid
Need help with any of
these steps
?
Attend this
TCC Admission
Info Sessions

 Assess your skills
To get into classes, an evaluation of your skills is
needed. Do it by testing or transcript review.
www.tacomacc.edu/assessyourskills
 Get oriented
New students must attend a NSAO (New Student
Advising Orientation) to get classes.
www.tacomacc.edu/getoriented
 Pay your tuition
Missing the due date can mean missing out
on the classes you wanted ...
Day
Date
Time
Mon
4/29
5-6:30 p.m.
Wed
5/1
5/15
5/29
6/12
6/24
3:45-5 p.m.
Wed
Wed
Wed
Mon
3:45-5 p.m.
yy right to inspect and review
education records
yy right to seek the amendment of
education records
yy right to consent to the disclosure of
education records, and
yy right to obtain a copy of the school’s
FERPA policy.
A complete copy of TCC’s written policies and
guidelines governing the review, inspection,
release, confidentiality and maintenance of a
student’s education records is available upon
request at either Enrollment Services or the
Student Services Administration office.
3:45-5 p.m.
3:45-5 p.m.
5-6:30 p.m.
Call 253.566.6042 or sign up
online at www.tacomacc.edu/
admissioninfosession
Visitor Parking
Most TCC parking lots have
designated visitor parking spaces. If
there are no visitor parking spaces
available, you may obtain a temporary
parking permit at the Enrollment
Services counter in Bldg. 7.
www.tacomacc.edu/tuition
Classes?
Family Educational
Rights and Privacy
Act
ww.tacomacc.edu/ classschedule
Directions?drivingdirections
ww.tacomacc.edu/
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Paying for college
apply for financial aid
Financial aid is a PROCESS – not a step – of
deadlines and paperwork. Stay on track. If you want
a chance at the FREE government money and lowinterest rate loans, you must do the FAFSA (Free
Application for Federal Student Aid). Here’s what
TCC needs from you to begin the process:
yy Apply to TCC.
yy Complete FAFSA and list TCC.
yy Complete TCC Financial Aid Data Sheet.
before you start ... THINK DEADLINES!
What quarter do you want to start? Find out your
complete your FAFSA
yy COMPLETE the TCC Financial Aid Data Sheet online at
www.tacomacc.edu/financialaidforms
yy LOOK for your Student Aid Report (SAR) in the mail/email.
It will arrive within two weeks of completing the
FAFSA. Read it carefully and be sure the info is
correct. If you do not receive your SAR, call the
Dept. of Education at 1.800.4.FEDAID to check
your status.
yy RESPOND quickly to any requests for more
information. Your chance to get the best money
possible depends on how promptly you meet
requests.
quarter’s financial aid file completion deadline at
tips: DON’T WAIT to register for classes until you
www.tacomacc.edu/applyforaid
hear whether you received financial aid. SIGN UP for
LATE? If you miss a deadline you may still get aid,
your New Student Orientation (step 6 on page 6) as
but plan for it arriving after the quarter starts.
soon as you can. CONTROL YOUR FUTURE by NOT waiting
submit your FAFSA
missing information. Check your Financial Aid
The FAFSA application opens Jan. 1 every year.
apply for scholarships
A complete financial aid application submitted as
soon as possible will maximize the types of financial
aid you’ll be eligible for. You do not need finalized
tax information to submit your FAFSA, and you
don’t want to wait either!
yy SAVE time! Create a PIN (4-digit number) for
yourself so you can electronically sign your
FAFSA. Visit www.pin.ed.gov
yy GO to www.fafsa.ed.gov
The FAFSA is a free form. You’re on the wrong
webpage if any site tries to charge you!
yy CHECK the status of your financial aid application
at your financial aid portal:
https://www.fas.ctc.edu/portal4/?col=220
for the Financial Aid office to contact you about
portal instead!
plan ahead ... THINK DEADLINES!
yy APPLY for TCC Foundation scholarships at
www.tacomacc.edu/scholarships
yy RESEARCH external scholarships
that fit your profile at
www.tacomacc.edu/
externalscholarships
yy CREATE a profile at
www.theWashBoard.org
a free web-based scholarships
clearinghouse for Washington
students.
tip: Scholarship application
season is usually January-March
for the following academic year.
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Photo credit: Jason Ganwich
Vicci Martinez
Arts Scholarship
for Women
The Vicci Martinez Arts Scholarship for
Women is a testament to the teamwork
of a thriving Tacoma arts community –
the shared vision of local musician Vicci
Martinez and a Tacoma Community College
that encourages everyone to Reach Higher.
Applicants for the Scholarship must plan to
attend TCC in the Fall 2013 Quarter, maintain
The scholarship application process will open at the end of Spring Quarter,
a GPA above 2.0, and be a female. Vicci,
selection process will take place over the summer and winner will receive
who will be playing a role in the selection
$1,500 towards their fall tuition and fees.
process, will also be interested in learning
about your passion for the arts and your
artistic aspirations.
If you are interested in applying for the Vicci Martinez Arts Scholarship for
Women, please visit www.tacomacc.edu/
vicci
Networking &
Cyber Security
Program
Use Your College
Bound Scholarship
at TCC
Networking prepares students for help
desk, technical support and network
support roles for wired and wireless
networks. Cyber Security prepares
students to assess, defend and
remediate security risks for networks.
Are you a College Bound Scholarship senior planning to
attend college at TCC this fall? If so, be sure to complete
all enrollment steps by May. TCC’s final financial aid deadline
is May 9th—are you sure everything is complete?
In two years or less, you can learn
or enhance your current skills in
Networking & Cyber Security. The
program is offered in flexible day and evening courses to help you train and
ultimately improve your employment prospects.
For more info, go to: www.tacomacc.edu/
it
Act now! If you delay, you may not get the classes you want
or the financial aid you need. Also, placement test results
will be more accurate if you take them during or just after
high school. Learn more about the steps at:
www.tacomacc.edu/
collegeboundscholarship
So plan ahead. Then you can enjoy your summer knowing
you are all set to begin college in the fall.
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Helping Students “Liberate $250K”
TCC’s Open Educational Resources (OER) project set the goal of saving
students $250,00 over two years by replacing textbooks in some courses
with free open sourced materials. Barely three quarters into the project we
reached that goal, hitting the quarter-million mark at the beginning of Spring
Quarter 2013. And new materials are still being developed, so the savings to
students will keep adding up.
Here’s a snapshot of our
OER offerings this year:
• Fall 2012: 6 courses, 16 sections
• Winter 2013: 10 courses, 20 sections
• Spring 2013: 18 courses, 39 sections.
The project is financed by a
$90,000 contribution from
student government,
matched by the college.
Textbooks are approximately one third
of a TCC student’s costs, so offering
textbook-free courses can make a
big difference.
Find out more at
open.tacomacc.edu
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2012-2013 Tuition & Fees
Tuition and fees are subject to change by the Washington
State Legislature. Some courses may have additional lab
or material fees.
Total
Non- Non-
Resident
Resident
Refugee
& Internat’l
(on waiver) (non-res)
1109.59
281.59 122.59133.66
2219.18
563.18 245.18267.32
3328.77
844.77 367.77400.98
Credit
Hours
WA State
Resident
4438.36 1,126.36 490.36534.64
5547.95 1,407.95 612.95668.30
6657.54 1,689.54 735.54801.96
7767.13 1,971.13 858.13935.62
8
876.72
2,252.72
9
980.72 1,069.28
986.31
2,534.31 1,103.31 1,202.94
10 1,095.90
2,815.90 1,225.90 1,336.60
11 1,148.89
2,873.90 1,279.58 1,401.30
12 1,201.88
2,931.90 1,333.26 1,466.00
13 1,254.87
2,989.90 1,386.94 1,530.70
14 1,307.86
3,047.90 1,440.62 1,595.40
15 1,360.85
3,105.90 1,494.30 1,660.10
Non-Resident (on waiver): Student must be a U.S. citizen or
permanent resident. For complete details, call 253.566.5001.
Student-approved fees included in tuition:
yyBldg. 11 improvements: $1.50 per credit to 10 credits, maximum rate $15.
yyEarly Childhood Education and Child Care Building: $1.25
per credit to 10 credits, maximum rate $12.50
Student-approved fees added at time of registration:
yyFacility Fee: $ .50 per credit to 15 credits, maximum rate $7.50
yyTechnology Fee: $1.75 per credit to 10 credits, maximum rate $17.50
yySafety Fee: $15 per student
yyCourse Fees: as displayed in online class schedule for individual classes
If you are active duty military or a spouse or dependent of an active
duty military person stationed in Washington State, you can receive
a lower tuition rate by submitting a copy of your military ID card
and the military orders stationing you in Washington. Bring them to
Enrollment Services, Bldg. 7 or send by FAX to 253.566.5108.
Did you know
?
The tuition paid by students who are state residents covers only
38 percent of the cost of the education they receive. The balance
is covered by Washington taxpayers through state funding. Nonresident students pay the full cost of their education.
This information is provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board as
required by RCW 28B.10.044. Exact figures are available from the HEC Board.
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Job Fair
April 18
www.tacomacc.edu/
jobfair
Student Art
Exhibition
May 1-June 13
www.tacomacc.edu/
thegallery/
Tacoma
Wine Classic
Saturday, May 18
www.tacomacc.edu/
tacomawineclassic
Commencement
Saturday, June 15
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graduation
Men of Distinction
Summer Academy
June 24-August 15
More info on page 2 or visit:
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