College Scorecard
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $18,882. College Scorecard.
Higher than 59% of Washington colleges we cover and 29% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 12% of Washington colleges we cover and 17% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
CPTC acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
CPTC tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Washington residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
CPTC majors, earnings & careers
Clover Park Technical College offers 4 bachelor's majors across 4 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Arts & Design · 1
- Business & Finance · 1
- Engineering · 1
- Technology & Computing · 1
Highest-earning majors at CPTC
Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.
Quick list of all 4 majors
- Business Administration—
- Electromechanical Technologies / Technicians—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design—
- Information Technology—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Information Technology → Network / systems administrator
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 4.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design → Graphic designer
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 1.7% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Seattle
Overall prices in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $2,064. Housing costs 51% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 43 inches of rain a year, 6 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: river flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Pierce County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Pierce County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare CPTC with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Washington by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Park Technical College | — | $9,864 | 43% | $41,787 | This school |
| Walla Walla Community College | — | $9,406 | 38% | $43,526 | |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | — | $6,817 | 37% | $50,669 | |
| Skagit Valley College | — | $6,064 | 36% | $43,505 | |
| Whatcom Community College | — | $11,795 | 36% | $44,092 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Clover Park Technical College would cost you $458 more per year than Walla Walla Community College, on average.
- Lower sticker price at Clover Park Technical College.
- Walla Walla Community College gives aided families $844 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Washington resident | CPTC | Walla Walla Community College | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | $18,882 | $19,268 | −$386 |
| Average grants | −$9,018 | −$9,862 | +$844 |
| You pay | $9,864 | $9,406 | +$458 |
“+” means CPTC costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about CPTC
How much does Clover Park Technical College cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $18,882 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $9,864 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $8,515 and families earning $110k+ pay $16,160.
How much do CPTC graduates earn?
Former Clover Park Technical College students earn a median $41,787 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the CPTC graduation rate?
43% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years.
Is CPTC the right fit for your family?
Get a free report comparing CPTC with up to 4 other schools on what you'd actually pay, what graduates in your major earn, and how each fits your priorities.
Build my free reportCheck my chances of getting inWe never share your contact information.
Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
Data: download this school's data (JSON) · Markdown · all datasets
Cite this: “Clover Park Technical College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/clover-park-technical-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).