Pierce College District Career Programs

Pierce College District (referred to as Pierce College District) is a Public, 4-years school located in Lakewood, WA. Its highest level of offering is Bachelor's degree. The 2023 tuition & fees at Pierce College District is $4,686 for Washington residents and $5,211 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 8,635 and the students to faculty ratio is 4.76% (21 to 1).Pierce College District supports distance learning and you may earn a degree/certificate through online education.

  • Tuition & Fees: $5,211
  • Number of Programs: 47 programs

Pierce College District 2023 Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of Pierce College District are $4,686 for Washington residents and $5,211 for other students. The undergraduate tuition & fees are decreased by -6.58% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Tuition & fees at Pierce College District
Washington residentsOut of State
2018-2019$3,862$4,290
2019-2020$4,041$4,483
2020-2021$4,172$4,625
2021-2022$4,356$5,247
2022-2023$4,539$4,902
2023-2024$4,686$5,211

Career Programs, Number of Completers

Pierce College District offers 47 career programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 1,721 students have earned their degrees/certificate at Pierce College District. Next tables summarize the offered career programs and its sub-programs at Pierce College District with number of completers.
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program 15
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant1 program 15
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 6 programs 68
Information Technology1 program 17
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1 program 2
Computer Graphics1 program 32
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1 program 0
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager1 program 17
Computer Support Specialist1 program 0
Education [+] 2 programs 23
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 23
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 0
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 5
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician1 program 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program 1,204
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 1,204
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 34
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 34
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 20
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 20
Physical Sciences [+] 1 program 44
Physical Sciences1 program 44
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 3 programs 36
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 program 26
Fire Services Administration1 program 3
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management1 program 7
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 3
Music1 program 3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs 69
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary1 program 15
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)1 program 3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician1 program 2
Medical Informatics1 program 3
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 46
Business [+] 8 programs 143
Business/Commerce1 program 92
Business Administration and Management1 program 22
Office Management and Supervision1 program 2
Organizational Leadership1 program 1
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 program 16
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 program 0
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services1 program 5
Construction Management1 program 5
Total31 programs1,664
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1 program 0
Network and System Administration/Administrator1 program 0
Education [+] 1 program 5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 5
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 1
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 5
Medical Reception/Receptionist1 program 0
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary1 program 1
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)1 program 4
Business [+] 9 programs 46
Business Administration and Management1 program 4
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 program 13
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services1 program 2
Small Business Administration/Management1 program 9
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 7
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 8
Selling Skills and Sales Operations1 program 0
Fashion Merchandising1 program 0
Construction Management1 program 3
Total16 programs57

Student Population

At Pierce College District, there are total 8,635 students. Among them, 3,728 students have enrolled career programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 3,243 men and 5,392 women students at Pierce College District. Next table summarizes the student population at Pierce College District.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Pierce College District
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,6353,2435,392
American Indian/Native American401129
Asian653275378
Black/African American698295403
Hispanic1,334461873
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1274780
White3,6861,3522,334
Two More910312598
Un-Known1,048424624
Student Population in Online Programs at Pierce College District
Total StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students8,6353,7282,1502,757

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