Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV · Public · Large city · TMCC
Public institution in Reno, NV · 6,752 undergraduates · $44,573 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%Median graduate debt
- Top 10%Average net price
- Top 10%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,457189th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,14460th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,243343rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,874195th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,000136th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,5731,372nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,1861,340th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 28.2%1,795th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,752383rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 14.9%1,921st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 194 mi (SFO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 1 sport
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,500 (M $5,000 · W $2,500)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Truckee Meadows Community College’s 6,752 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NV
- Nevada State UniversityHenderson, NV · 3,791 undergrads
- Western Nevada CollegeCarson City, NV · 1,967 undergrads
- Great Basin CollegeElko, NV · 1,855 undergrads
- Roseman University of Health SciencesHenderson, NV · 554 undergrads
- Las Vegas CollegeLas Vegas, NV · 545 undergrads
- University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · 15,723 undergrads
Elsewhere
- American InterContinental University SystemChandler, AZ · 6,734 undergrads
- West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX · 6,771 undergrads
- Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA · 6,728 undergrads
- Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL · 6,725 undergrads
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · 6,804 undergrads
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · 6,811 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetmcc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 182500)
- Compare colleges in NVRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in NevadaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Nevada State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Truckee Meadows Community College vs Nevada State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 1 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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