How Can We Help You?

You can search and enroll for classes via ctcLink: https://wa220.ctclink.us/app/catalog/classSearch

For your own fall quarter schedule, you can view on your ctcLink/Student Account. Your class schedule is usually posted on your account, beginning the week before fall quarter starts. 

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Advising is your best resource for class registration needs, including:

• Getting permission to take a class
• Troubleshooting class registration problems, such as pre-requisite requirements
• Finding another class if your preferred class is full, canceled or has a waitlist
• And other registration questions or issues - Advising can access your academic records to expedite your needs

Our advising staff are also here to help you build an academic plan to achieve your goals. Every student is assigned an advisor. Connect with them now: Call 253-566-6091 or email  advising@tacomacc.edu or online@tacomacc.edu  

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You can find all of this information and more via our software system called ctcLink. Your  ctcLink/Student Account will house important information for you, such as:

• Grades
• Ability to pay for tuition via credit card
• Search for classes and course history
• Financial aid records

You will need your student ID number to access - use the 201 number assigned to you in your welcome to TCC email. 

Watch a video that highlights the updates of the ctcLink/Student Account.

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We use Canvas, TCC's secure online learning platform. Students will access Canvas daily to participate in online classes, submit homework, communicate with instructors and more. Canvas is your lifeline. Take the Canvas Training for Students course to get acquainted. You can access Canvas here: https://tacomacc.instructure.com/login/canvas

Your classes should start loading up on Canvas the week before school starts. 

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For your ctcLink/Student Account: Try clearing your cookies/cache/browser history. Re-sign in and use the 201 student ID number. 

For Canvas, Portal or other account needs: You can find answers to common questions on the eLearning support site.

If you still need help, email support@tacomacc.edu or call 253-566-5176 for live tech support.

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 TCC is offering a mixed model of instruction:

• Online instruction will be offered for the majority of instruction. 
• Online and on-campus classes will be synchronously (a scheduled time) and asnycronously (on your own time). 
• Some classes will be held synchronously via Zoom and asynchronously via Canvas.
  For further details, read how we are teaching our classes this fall. 

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 If you completed your 2020-21 FAFSA and submitted any required paperwork by our May 28 deadline, you should be receiving an emailed award notification in the near future.  Your fall quarter classes will be held.  (You will see the notation ‘tuition deferred-possible FA’ on your ctcLink/Student Account.  This will prevent your classes from being dropped for nonpayment for the time being.)    

• If you been awarded financial aid, your package details will be in your ctcLink/Student Account .
• If you did not meet the May 28 deadline, you will need to pay your own fall tuition when it is due.  Assuming your financial aid application is complete, you would then receive the aid you are eligible for later on during fall quarter.
  • TCC does have a tuition payment plan.  Information is here: https://www.tacomacc.edu/costs-admission/tuition-payment/automatic-payment-plan
  • You may also check to see if you are eligible to apply for WorkForce funds: https://www.tacomacc.edu/costs-admission/scholarships-funding/workforce_education_funding
• If you haven’t yet completed a FAFSA for the 2020-21 school year, you can still do so, and apply in time for Winter quarter, which starts this January.

You may still need to fill out additional paperwork - you should get information about this on your ctcLink/Student Account. Find the Financial Aid forms on the student portal for you to download and complete.

If you need to submit documents, you can submit in one of three ways.  

•  Online: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?TacomaCC&layout_id=3    
  or
• Use the payment drop box: located outside Bldg. 14 next to the front sliding doors.
  or

• By mail:
  Financial Aid Services
  Tacoma Community College
  6501 S. 19th St., Bldg. 14
  Tacoma, WA 98466

 For more information about financial aid, how to apply and resources to pay for college, visit our webpage. 

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 You will need a computer and WiFi to access online courses and services. If you need a laptop, you can apply for one via this application. 

TCC began to expand its Wi-Fi access several months ago, and now the entire C parking lot offers reliable, free Wi-Fi. This allows students to access the Internet or TCC services from the socially distant convenience of their vehicles.  The Wi-Fi Network is TITAN Public. Access is available Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm; and Saturday-Sunday, 7am-7pm. Click here to see map for access.

e-Learning also is here to provide tech support. Email support@tacomacc.edu or call 253-566-5176 for live tech support.

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Home of the Office of the Registrar, Enrollment Services provides services with admission, enrollment, records and graduation. Contact Enrollment Services at 253-566-5325 or  enrollmentservices@tacomacc.edu

 

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All students are encouraged to stay in touch with their instructors, especially as we learn together in a virtual environment. Find contact information under our Directory: https://www.tacomacc.edu/directory/

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Students who are facing an emergency and seeking funding to offset this cost, are required to submit an online emergency grant application. Not all applications are automatically awarded. Eligible students will receive assistance within 4 days. Emergency funding only supports non-academic expenses; these include housing, automobile repairs, phone/computer, child-related, health/medical, insurance, utilities, college-related, and other. For eligibility, a student must be currently enrolled and have unmet need on their financial aid award. For students who receive financial aid, their eligibility is verified to ensure they are not over-awarded.  Students can send their questions to SEAG@tacomacc.edu.

 APPLY FOR FUNDS

Contact Information: 
Students can send their questions to SEAG@tacomacc.edu

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 TCC offers free, confidential mental health counseling and coaching for our students. Please contact us.Back to top

 Our instructors have been teaching online for years. Read here about their tips to succeed in a virtual classroom. 

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Our Campus Public Safety are committed to the safety and well-being of campus members and the college. Our trained Public Safety officers are on campus daily. Public Safety is located in Building 14. Their phone number is 253-566-5111.   Back to top

 TCC is currently closed to the general public. Instructors will work with students if they are required to be on-campus for labs or other required courses. When TCC announces emergencies, such as campus closures, inclement weather or other emergency events, we use a system called TCC Alerts, powered by Omnilert. Please sign up to receive text (preferable) or email notifications. This is an important way to help you safe and informed.

 

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Because the campus is closed to the general public, we will not be issuing parking permits. 

TCC's Office of Student Engagement is offering ORCA bus passes to current students, good for all Pierce Transit routes all quarter long. Apply for a free pass.    

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Public Safety and the Office of Student Engagement are working together to distribute student IDs during this time. Students will be able to submit a photo online for IDs. More information to come. 

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TCC has been practicing the health and safety guidelines required by Gov. Jay Inslee and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Our primary goal is the safety and health of our community. Read more about TCC's Safe Start practices.  

For updates about how we support students and our community, visit our Covid-19 webpage.

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