Clover Park Technical College Teaching Programs

Clover Park Technical College is a public institution located in Lakewood, Washington. The location of CPTC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Clover Park Technical College?

Contact details for CPTC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4500 Steilacoom Blvd Sw, Lakewood, WA 98499-4004
Phone:	253-589-5800
Website:	www.cptc.edu

How Do I Get Into CPTC?

You can apply to CPTC online at: www.cptc.edu/apply

Clover Park Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Clover Park Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CPTC, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $5,789 a year. That adds up to $23,156 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CPTC is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Clover Park Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,846 undergraduate students at CPTC, with 1,841 being full-time and 1,005 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,841 full-time undergraduates at CPTC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clover Park Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	124
Black or African American	212
Hispanic or Latino	249
White	868
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	369

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Clover Park Technical College. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at CPTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Hong Kong, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Online Learning at Clover Park Technical College

In 2020-2021, 1,230 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CPTC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of CPTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clover Park Technical College was 42.0%. This is the #531 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CPTC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.