Alternative Learning Sites

Working hard to meet the diverse needs of all our students, Tacoma Public Schools provides several alternative learning sites.

Community Based Transition

  • A transition services program for young adults ages 18–22.
  • Professional Development Center, 2301 N. Mildred St., Tacoma, 98406 | 253-571-1224
  • Learn more about CBT

Fresh Start at TCC

  • This Tacoma Community College program gives students the opportunity to complete their high school diploma requirements in a mature setting while accumulating college credit.​
  • Tacoma Community College, 6501 South 19th St., Tacoma WA 98466
  • Contact your school guidance counselor to learn more

Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES)

  • A program designed to provide access to special education services while a student has been expelled or suspended for bringing weapons or drugs to school, or causing serious bodily injury to others.
  • 253-571-1224

Maritime|253 Skills Center

  • Students remain enrolled at their high school but spend half their day learning maritime industry skills. 
  • 1225 Maritime Center Drive, Tacoma WA 98421 | 253-571-4567
  • Learn more about M|253

Nell Hoyt Day School

  • Serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade who have emotional or behavioral challenges that can’t be adequately addressed in their neighborhood school.
  • 2708 N Union Ave, Tacoma WA 98407 | 253-571-1086
  • Learn more about Nell Hoyt

Oakland Secondary School

  • Provides an alternative approach to education in a caring, student-centered climate.
  • 3319 South Adams St., Tacoma WA 98409
  • Learn more about Oakland

Pearl Street Center

  • Serves youth, ages 12-18, committed to Comprehensive Mental Health Center’s locked, residential program for adolescents with serious mental illness
  • 815 South Pearl St., Tacoma WA 98465

Pierce County Education Center

  • Serves students at the Pierce County Jail.
  • 930 Tacoma Ave. South, Tacoma WA 98402

Remann Hall

  • Serves students at the Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center
  • 5501 6th Ave., Tacoma, WA 98406

Tacoma Online

  • Offers online classes to students who require a non-traditional learning environment or need flexibility in their school schedule.
  • 3319 South Adams St., Tacoma WA 98409
  • Learn more about TOL

Willie Stewart Academy – Re-engagement Center

  • Serves students ages 16-21 who are significantly credit deficient work toward graduation
  • 908 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
  • Learn more about WSA