Clover Park Technical College | Field Guide 2026
Dr. Joyce Loveday
- Eli Taylor, chair
- Adria Buchanan, vice chair
- Jesus Villegas Rivera
- Alice Phillips
- Tong Zhu
1942
Pierce County
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Clover Park Technical College offers 42 programs with over 120 degree or certificate options arranged into seven
career pathways: advanced manufacturing; aerospace and aviation; automotive and trades;
business and personal services; health and human development; nursing; and science,
technology, engineering, and design. With campuses in Lakewood and South Hill, we
offer online, hybrid, and on-campus courses for students starting their first career,
taking their next step in a career, or finding a new career. Our affordable and accessible
programs help people of every age and background, from new high school graduates to
seasoned employees, gain new skills and fully participate in our workforce. As a technical
college that serves Washingtonians hardest hit by strained economic conditions, we
are key to creating stronger and more inclusive opportunities.
Key Facts
- Construction Technology
- Network Operations and Systems Security
- Retail Business Management
- Heating & Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Service Technician
- Nursing: Practical Nursing
- Headcount (all sources): 8,465
- FTES (all sources): 4,966
- Headcount (state-funded): 6,245
- FTES (state-funded): 3,666
- Apprentices: 200
- Bachelor's: 149
- I-BEST: 793
- International: 47
- Running Start: 236
- Alternative High School: 656
- Worker Retraining: 445
Student Profile
- Academic/transfer: 6%
- Basic skills: 19%
- Workforce education: 57%
- Other: 18%
Students of color: 51%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 3%
- Asian: 10%
- Black/African American: 20%
- Hispanic/Latino: 21%
- Pacific Islander: 2%
- White: 40%
- Full-time: 57%
- Part-time: 43%
- Students receiving need-based financial aid: 39%
- Students with dependents: 41%
- Female: 4,685
- Male: 3,145
- X: 36
- Not reported: 599
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Points of Interest
The seeds for Eastside Training Center were planted with Clover Park Technical College’s participation in the Good Jobs, Great Cities Academy in 2023-2024. It flourished as partners like WorkForce Central joined the effort to design, develop and launch workforce initiatives that lead to family-sustaining careers, especially for residents from historically underserved and underrepresented communities. The “Eastside Training Center, powered by CPTC,” opened in April 2025, offering the same high-quality training in HVAC, Construction Technology, and Electrician Low Voltage Fire/Security as on the Lakewood campus, with more programs to come.
CPTC designed its first bachelor of science to provide students the skills they need to develop software applications that integrate with physical devices. The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Cyber-Physical Software Engineering is one of only a few of its kind on the West Coast, positioning CPTC as a leader in preparing students for Industry 4.0, the next phase in the manufacturing revolution that combines technologies to automate processes and improve efficiency. Strategic alignments with the School of Advanced Manufacturing’s other programs give the new BS degree an integrated approach that ensures a collaborative learning experience and prepares graduates with needed skills and training to succeed in today’s manufacturing landscape.
In August 2025, CPTC joined The Aspen Institute’s newest cohort of Unlocking Opportunity institutions, a growing national effort to align programs and student advising with the two most important goals of community college students: leaving college with a credential and a good job or transferring and completing a bachelor’s degree. Guided by lessons from successful reforms implemented by the 10 Unlocking Opportunity pilot institutions, the new cohort will set goals to increase student enrollment in and completion of high-value workforce and transfer programs, while reducing lower-opportunity pathways.
Data is from the 2024-25 academic year. Reflects headcount unless otherwise noted. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
*Students of color percent based on unduplicated headcount. Students may be counted in more than one race, so race/ethnicity percentages may not total 100%. Percentages calculated on reported value.
**Excluding Running Start.
