Clover Park
Technical College
Public Community College in Lakewood, WA. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $41,787.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $41,787, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 43%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $12,112, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. 3,040 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,417 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $10,915 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,515 at $0–30k against $16,160 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 38% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. 7% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 387 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,515 |
| $30–48k | $8,235 |
| $48–75k | $11,534 |
| $75–110k | $13,166 |
| $110k+ | $16,160 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 162 of these 2,417 students, totalling $1,165,824 — an average of $7,196 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pierce County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)