Colleges in Fife Washington

County: Pierce

Incorporated: 1957

Elevation: 15 feet

Land Area: 5.56 square miles

Population Density: 1458 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 69.60%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (63.7%), Hispanic (13.5%), Other race (6.9%), Black (6.8%), American Indian (6.3%), Two or more races (5.7%), Other Asian (1.5%), Korean (1.4%), Japanese (1.3%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%), Filipino (1.0%), Asian Indian (0.7%), Vietnamese (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (15.4%), Irish (9.3%), English (7.7%), Norwegian (5.4%), Italian (4.4%), United States (3.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tacoma, WA (4.7 miles , pop. 193,556)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (27.1 miles , pop. 563,374)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (932.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Waller, WA (1.5 miles ), Milton, WA (1.5 miles ), Edgewood, WA (1.9 miles ), Summit, WA (2.1 miles ), Lakeland South, WA (2.2 miles ), Puyallup, WA (2.2 miles ), Tacoma, WA (2.2 miles ), Midland, WA (2.2 miles )

Amtrak station near Fife: 3 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.)

Fife Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Median age below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

High school or higher: 80.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 2.70%

Colleges/Universities in Fife:

BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE

Full-time enrollment: 197, Location: 5580 PACIFIC HWY E STE B, Private, for-profit, Website: www.bcti.org

ASHMEAD COLLEGE-TACOMA CAMPUS

FT enrollment: 121, Location: 5005 PACIFIC HWY E STE 20, Private, for-profit, Website: ashmeadcollege.com)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Fife:

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 6 miles, TACOMA, WA, Full-time enrollment: 3,710

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

about 7 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 2,754

TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,710

CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 9 miles, LAKEWOOD, WA, FT enrollment: 3,819

PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM

about 11 miles, LAKEWOOD, WA, FT enrollment: 5,921

GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 13 miles, AUBURN, WA, FT enrollment: 4,568

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

about 17 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,265