Truckee Meadows Community College

Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college in Reno, Nevada. It graduates 32% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $44,573 ten years after starting college, more than 43% of the Nevada colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$8,312 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $15,247. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
32%

Higher than 17% of Nevada colleges we cover and 15% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$44,573

Higher than 43% of Nevada colleges we cover and 24% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Truckee Meadows Community College acceptance rate & admissions

Pell Grant recipients16%
First-generation students52%
Women / men55% / 45%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Truckee Meadows Community College tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for Nevada residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees, in-state$3,352
Tuition & fees, out-of-state$12,018
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$650
Total cost of attendance, in-state$15,247

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$6,999
Loan default rate9.0%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

Truckee Meadows Community College majors, earnings & careers

Truckee Meadows Community College offers 5 bachelor's majors across 4 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Health & Medicine · 2
  • Business & Finance · 1
  • Engineering · 1
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 1

Highest-earning majors at Truckee Meadows Community College

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 5 majors
  • Business Administration—
  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions—
  • Electromechanical Technologies / Technicians—
  • Homeland Security—
  • Nursing—

— 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 →

Nursing → Registered nurse

$107,520
Reno
$103,670
Nevada
$97,550
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Business Administration → Management analyst

$103,990
Reno
$81,600
Nevada
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Reno

Cost of living
1% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Reno, NV area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,460/mo

2 bedrooms $1,837. Housing costs 23% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
46° / 93°

January and July average highs. 8 inches of rain a year, 30 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: wildfire (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); winter weather (very high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Washoe County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)10,006
First-year students from Nevada99%
Next most common home statesCalifornia, Colorado, Hawaii
AthleticsNJCAA Division I · 1 sports
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-241% bachelor's · 41% associate · 57% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyWhite 43% · Hispanic 40% · Asian 5% · Two or more 5%International 1%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Washoe County at a glance

Population497,200
Median household income$88,096
Adults with a bachelor's degree34%
Median age39

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Truckee Meadows Community College with similar schools

Similar public colleges in Nevada by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Truckee Meadows Community College—$8,31232%$44,573This school
Western Nevada College—$12,73241%$41,987
Nevada State University87%$14,06834%$53,166
University of Nevada-Reno74%$15,92761%$60,614
College of Southern Nevada—$6,61519%$38,087

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Truckee Meadows Community College would cost you $4,420 less per year than Western Nevada College, on average.

  • Lower sticker price at Truckee Meadows Community College.
  • Western Nevada College gives aided families $581 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Nevada residentTruckee Meadows Community CollegeWNCDifference
Sticker price$15,247$20,248−$5,001
Average grants−$6,935−$7,516+$581
You pay$8,312$12,732−$4,420

“+” means Truckee Meadows Community College 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 Truckee Meadows Community College

How much does Truckee Meadows Community College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $15,247 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $8,312 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $9,771 and families earning $110k+ pay $13,236.

How much do Truckee Meadows Community College graduates earn?

Former Truckee Meadows Community College students earn a median $44,573 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Truckee Meadows Community College graduation rate?

32% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years.

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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
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Cite this: “Truckee Meadows Community College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/truckee-meadows-community-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).