Clover Park Technical College

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#11274 / #2980
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Lakewood, Washington

Clover Park Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2980
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,887
Graduation rate
41%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
2,636

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About Clover Park Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Clover Park Technical College is a public community college in Lakewood, Washington. There is also a smaller campus located at Thun Field in Puyallup, Washington , for aviation training. Academics The main CPTC campus has an enrollment of 3,500 full-time and 18,000 part-time students. The areas of study offered are:Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Health Sciences & Human ServicesBusiness & HospitalityScience, Technology & EngineeringTransportation & TradesDepending on the program, CPTC offers Bachelor of Applied Science, Associate of Applied Technology degrees and certificates. In fall 2014, the college launched its first applied baccalaureate program with its Bachelor of Applied Science in Manufacturing Operations.

Clover Park Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
41%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Clover Park Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,887
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$16,925
30K - 48K$17,249
48K - 75K$18,369
75K - 110K$19,243
110K+$25,158

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Clover Park Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Clover Park Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,551 a year, and 79% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Clover Park Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
4,8984,898

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Clover Park Technical College?

Clover Park Technical College is located at 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499-4004.

How Safe is Clover Park Technical College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Clover Park Technical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Clover Park Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.06%. Lakewood has a violent crime rate of 0.65% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.67%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Clover Park Technical College Known For?

Clover Park Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Clover Park Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Clover Park Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#1897
World Rank
#1901
Historical Rank
#992
USA Rank

Clover Park Technical College ranks #992 in the U.S. and #1897 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Engineering
#9133
World Rank
#9139
Historical Rank
#1931
USA Rank

Clover Park Technical College ranks #1931 in the U.S. and #9133 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#8433
World Rank
#8437
Historical Rank
#2165
USA Rank

Clover Park Technical College ranks #2165 in the U.S. and #8433 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Medical
#9589
World Rank
#9591
Historical Rank
#2695
USA Rank

Clover Park Technical College ranks #2695 in the U.S. and #9589 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#12411
World Rank
#12414
Historical Rank
#3346
USA Rank

Clover Park Technical College ranks #3346 in the U.S. and #12411 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees