PIERCE COLLEGE FORT STEILACOOM — ONE OF THE PIERCE COLLEGES
9401 Farwest Drive SW • Lakewood, WA 98489 • www. pierce.ctc.edu
Chancellor:Michele L. Johnson, PhD, 253-864-3100, mjohnson@pierce.ctc.edu
President: Denise R. Yochum, 253-964-6776, ldochum@pierce.ctc.edu
Trustees: Brett Willis, chair; Angela Roarty, Jaqueline Rosenblatt, Steve Smith,
Amadeo Tiam
KEY FACTS (Data is from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Year Founded: 1967
Service Area: Pierce County
Legislative District: 2, 28, 29
Programs:* 38 associate degrees and
44 certificates in 68 programs of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Associate of Arts
• Pre-Nursing
• Business
• Science
• Criminal Justice
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)*
FTES (all sources)*
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
20,230
8,366
7,743
3,257
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
I-BEST66
International Students
555
Running Start
955
Worker Retraining
294
*This data includes numbers for the entire
Pierce College District.
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
20+60+119 50+50
9%
pre-college
and other
10%
basic
skills
20%
workforce
education
50%
full-time
50%
part-time
60%
academic/
transfer
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
14%
African American
15%
Native American
3%
Hispanic17%
Other, Multiracial
1%
White/Caucasian57%
Median Age:25
Gender:
Female64%
Male36%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
46%
Students who work
46%
Students with children
35%
POINTS OF INTEREST
Ranked #1 Most
Military Friendly
Community College in
the Nation
In recognition of its commitment to service members and their families, Pierce College was named the #1
most military friendly community college in the country by BestColleges.com. Colleges on the list were
ranked based on the special counseling services, financial aid and veteran-oriented career consultation
services each institution offers. Pierce College is also proud to be named the #1 community college for
veterans in the state by the Military Times.
New Degree Pierce College students can now earn a university transfer degree that eliminates the cost of textbooks.
Eliminates Textbook The Pierce Open Pathway program allows students to enroll in online and hybrid classes that use openly
Costs licensed learning resources that have been thoroughly evaluated by Pierce College faculty. Pierce College
employs an open education resources project manager who works closely with faculty throughout the
district to find high-quality, low-cost learning resources to use in courses. As of 2015, there are only two
other community colleges in the country offering this type of degree.
Finish a High School Designed for adult learners, this innovative new program allows students to finish their high school diploma
Diploma While while earning college credit simultaneously. During their final quarter in the diploma program, students are
Earning College Credit simultaneously enrolled in college-level courses, proving that they can succeed in college.
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