Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, Nevada · Website
$44,573
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,573
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Truckee Meadows Community College is a public 4-year college in Reno, Nevada with 7,681 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,312 a year (tuition and fees $3,352 in-state, $12,018 out-of-state). 32% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,573 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,312
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,352
Out-of-state $12,018
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
32%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,573
Rank 2,059 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,312
- Tuition in-state
- $3,352
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,018
- Cost of attendance
- $15,247
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 2.6%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,771
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,103
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,462
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,050
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,236
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,805 in 2015-16 to $3,352 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 7,681
- Part-time students
- 63%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 113
- Endowment
- $15.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,059 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 33 in Nevada (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,312 | $22,956 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,352 | $9,663 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 87% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 32% | 61% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $9,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,186 | $36,232 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,573 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
113 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 500 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 345 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 303 | $8,750 | $45,268 | $56,179 | $51,780 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 235 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 183 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 135 | $8,500 | $37,415 | $49,009 | $44,125 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 124 | $10,000 | $32,691 | $65,732 | $49,927 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 106 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 57 | $17,125 | $80,518 | $92,820 | $80,813 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,984 |
| Social WorkAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,409 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | $68,033 | $85,585 | $65,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,977 | $33,673 |
| Real EstateCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,799 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Reno and Nevada on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Nevada
- Homes: Homes for sale in Nevada
Questions and answers
How much does Truckee Meadows Community College cost?
$8,312 a year is the average net price at Truckee Meadows Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,352 for in-state students and $12,018 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,247. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,771 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Truckee Meadows Community College?
Truckee Meadows Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Truckee Meadows Community College graduates earn?
$44,573 a year is the median pay of former Truckee Meadows Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,186 after 6 years). That ranks 2,059 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 33 in Nevada. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $80,518.
How much student debt do Truckee Meadows Community College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Truckee Meadows Community College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 2.6% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Truckee Meadows Community College?
32% of first-time, full-time students at Truckee Meadows Community College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Truckee Meadows Community College?
Construction Trades, General (500 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (345 certificate graduates), Science Technologies/Technicians, Other (303 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 113 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.