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Classes filling fast!
Student enrollment is at an all-time high across the state and classes at Pierce College are filling fast! • If you are a worker retraining student, you should register immediately. • If you are a transfer student, your choices are extremely limited. • If you know the item number for the class you wish to [...]
Pierce College to offer a new online Physical Therapist Assistant program
Starting next spring, Pierce College is offering a new option for students wishing to pursue careers in healthcare. The Physical Therapist Assistant program targets students interested in receiving high-quality career training, while still maintaining their family and work schedules. The deadline to apply for the Physical Therapist Assistant program is Nov. 5. Classes start in [...]
Pierce College Scholarship Scramble nets nearly $43,000 for student scholarships
ORTING — A perfect day of light breezes and warm sunshine welcomed a packed field of 129 golfers at High Cedars Golf Club on Aug. 12 for the 17th Annual Pierce College Scholarship Scramble. This year’s event raised nearly $43,000 for student scholarships, enough to pay for 56 quarters of education for deserving students at [...]
Pierce College receives $1.2 million grant to assist students in transition to college
Pierce College was recently awarded a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the Department of Education to continue the TRIO Student Support Services program at the Fort Steilacoom campus. This grant was especially competitive as the Department of Education reduced the total number of projects by 40 for this award cycle. Since 2001, the TRIO SSS [...]
Pierce College seeks to develop a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success
In keeping its commitment to provide quality education and support services to its growing veteran student population, Pierce College is seeking the help of a federal grant to raise the level of services even higher. Pierce College applied to the federal Department of Education for a three-year, $364,000 grant for the development of a Center [...]
Tee up, have fun, and raise money for student scholarships Aug. 12
A fun day on the links Aug. 12 will help students achieve their dreams of a college education and job training. The Pierce College Scholarship Scramble is now recruiting golfers for its annual tournament at High Cedars Golf Club in Orting. The four-person scramble begins with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. The tournament is [...]
Pierce College offices closed Fridays through Sept. 3
Through Sept. 3, Pierce College is on a revised summer schedule. All student services offices (including cashiering, financial aid, and admissions) are now open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. All offices are closed Fridays.
Pierce College military program ranked as one of nation’s most popular
Pierce College has been recognized by Military Times Edge magazine as one of the 50 Most Popular Colleges in its June/July issue. Pierce is ranked 14th out of the top 50, which is based on where active-duty military use their tuition assistance benefits. The data used in the ranking was provided by the Air Force, [...]
Shake up your summer with Pierce College Continuing Education and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
“Methinks this summer doth stink too much” need not be your mantra for yet another boring summer. Pierce College is offering fun and excitement with a Shakespearean flair in July. Earn 10 English or drama credits and see six plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Ore., with the Pierce College Continuing Education program [...]
Fall quarter registration is now open
Summer quarter classes at Pierce College are in full swing, but now is the time to start thinking about fall. Registration for fall quarter is now open for all students and classes are filling quickly. Don’t wait. Register today! Fall quarter classes begin Sept. 22. Former Pierce students must submit a new admissions form prior [...]
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