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2 2 3 POSSIBILITIES. For neary 50 years, Pierce Coege has adhered to a phiosophy that inside each of us is the capacity for greatness: great happiness, great caring, great success. Generations of earners have embraced these possibiities in themseves and have, through Pierce Coege, rewritten the stories of their ives. This is your time. Pierce Coege has two main campuses in Lakewood and Puyaup, education centers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a thriving onine education program, and diverse community education opportunities. You re sure to find one (or severa) that suits your needs and goas. Pierce Coege. Possibiities. Reaized. LIFE AT PIERCE Not a earning happens in the cassroom. Pierce Coege offers opportunities to grow and expore arts, athetics, poitics, and more. CAMPUS PERKS n On-site chidcare centers n Fitness and recreation centers n Music and theatre programs n Student activities and government n Student newspapers n Art gaeries n Science Dome at Fort Steiacoom n Performing arts center at Puyaup ATHLETICS Pierce Coege offers seven intercoegiate sports: men s and women s basketba and soccer, voeyba, baseba, and softba. Pierce is one of 35 coeges that compete in the Northwest Athetic Conference. Pierce Coege aso offers cheereading WEST DIVISION BASEBALL CHAMPIONS

3 4 5 Programs of Study UNIVERSITY TRANSFER DEGREES If your goa is a bacheor s degree or beyond, it ony makes sense to attend Pierce Coege for the first two years. You pay a fraction of the cost for the same education and enjoy sma cass sizes and hands-on earning. Centra Washington University operates an extension site at Pierce Coege Fort Steiacoom, aowing you to earn bacheor s degrees without ever eaving Lakewood. Degrees are avaiabe in Eementary Education and Law and Justice. Pierce Coege now offers American Honors, a competitive community coege honors program that chaenges students academicay, whie providing the toos and one-to-one support to succeed in academics and in ife. American Honors program graduates emerge as independent thinkers and effective eaders, stepping into successfu careers or continuing on to top-tier four-year coeges and universities across the country. Transfer possibiities UNIVERSITY TRANSFER DEGREES OFFERED Associate of Arts (AA-DTA) Associate of Science (AS-T) AS-T Track 1 for science pre-majors in bioogica sciences, chemistry, environmenta/resource sciences, geoogy and earth science AS-T Track 2 for science pre-majors in engineering, computer science, physics and atmospheric sciences Associate in Bioogy (DTA/MRP) Associate in Business (DTA/MRP) Associate in Construction Management (DTA/MRP) Associate in Math Education (DTA) Associate in Pre-Nursing (DTA/MRP) AREAS OF STUDY FOR TRANSFER ANTHROPOLOGY HISTORY ARCHAEOLOGY HUMANITIES ART INFORMATION STUDIES ASTRONOMY JOURNALISM ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE LAW (pre-) BIOLOGY MATHEMATICS BUSINESS MICROBIOLOGY CHEMISTRY MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS OCEANOGRAPHY CONSTRUCTION PHILOSOPHY MANAGEMENT PHYSICAL EDUCATION DRAMA PHYSICS ECONOMICS POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY ENGINEERING SOCIOLOGY ENGLISH WORLD LANGUAGES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY HEALTH EDUCATION/ WELLNESS ASSOCIATE OF TECHNOLOGY DEGREE & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL DEGREES Pierce Coege s professiona/technica degrees and certificates are designed to provide students with the technica and reated skis needed for successfu empoyment. The degrees and certificates emphasize practica, work-reated skis that transate to effectiveness and expertise in the workpace. What s more, these degrees are hot - and getting hotter. Over the next five years, it is estimated that more than 60 percent of a job openings in Washington state wi require more than a high schoo dipoma but ess than a four-year degree. Some of the projected fastest growing fieds incude denta hygiene, nursing, database administration and digita design - and you can train for a of these at Pierce Coege. 6-8 QTRS 3-4 QTRS SHORT Accounting Business Customer Service Entrepreneurship Fashion Merchandising Human Resource Management Marketing Pupi Transportation Supervision Retai Management Saes Supervision & Management Certificate in Supervision Certificate in Human Resource Management Marketing Certificate Saes Certificate Business Information Technoogy Genera Office Genera Office Assistant Internationa Business Integrated Business Technoogy Medica Office Associate Medica Office Assistant Office Management Medica Biing and Coding Chid Nutrition Program Management+ Computer Network Engineering Computer Systems Administration Construction Management Crimina Justice Corrections/Protection Officer Exporer/Cadet Pre-Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Officer Reserve Pre-Law Enforcement Crimina Justice Forensic Technician Custodia Technoogy+ Database Management & Design Denta Hygiene* Diagnostic Heath & Fitness Technician Athetic Coaching Digita Design Eary Chidhood Education State Eary Chidhood Education State Initia Eary Chidhood Education Infants and Todders Schoo Age Care Famiy Chid Care Genera Administration Associate in Technoogy EMS++ Emergency Medica Services Emergency Medica Technician Fire Command Administration Heath Informatics and Integrated Technoogy Heathcare Database Management & Design Homeand Security Emergency Management Language Interpreting Maintenance Technoogy+ Nursing (ADN)* Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) LPN to RN Bridge LPN Opt-Out Occupationa Safety & Heath Technician^ Construction Safety Technician^ Physica Therapist Assistant^^ PierceWorks! Project Management Socia Service/Menta Heath Transportation Technoogy+ Veterinary Technoogy* Administrative Assistant Eary Chidhood Education Certificate of Speciaization *Specia admissions procedures appy ^ Coaboration with Edmonds Community Coege ^^ Coaboration with Whatcom Community Coege + Coaboration with the Bethe Schoo District ++ Coaboration with the Tacoma Fire Department.

4 6 7 MORE Programs Each student is unique. If your path is not a traditiona one, Pierce Coege offers programs to meet a wide range of educationa, career, and persona goas. BASIC SKILLS AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FS: (253) PY: (253) If you need to buid your foundation, Pierce Coege offers Adut Basic Education, which provides assistance with reading, writing, and math skis. Pierce aso offers Engish as a Second Language (ESL) and programs to hep you earn a high schoo dipoma. Pierce s innovative I-BEST program marries basic skis training with professiona/technica certification, providing additiona support to eigibe students. MILITARY EDUCATION Fort Lewis: (253) McChord: (253) Two education centers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord offer five acceerated, 8-week terms per year. Programs are open to active-duty miitary personne, their famiy members, VA benefit recipients, and civiians. In addition, onine courses are avaiabe to accommodate miitary personne stationed a over the word. VETERANS SERVICES FS: (253) PY: (253) Pierce Coege has speciaized staff at both coeges to hep veterans through the process of receiving GI Bi education benefits. In addition, the Veterans Resource Center at Pierce Coege Fort Steiacoom provides access to a textbook ending ibrary, study areas, and computers, and to a comfortabe space for meeting other student veterans and earning about oca resources. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (253) Students from around the word can earn degrees at Pierce Coege whie strengthening their Engish skis, exporing American cuture, and sharing their own cuture with oca students. In addition, American students can take advantage of Pierce s opportunities to study abroad. elearning (253) Using technoogy, elearning aows you the freedom, fexibiity, and contro to earn a certificate or degree on your own schedue. Options incude onine casses, hybrid casses, fexibe schedue casses, and web-enhanced casses. RUNNING START FS: (253) PY: (253) Through the Running Start program, academicay quaified high schoo juniors and seniors can take coege-eve courses at Pierce Coege, earning both high schoo and coege credit, tuition-free. If you re a high schoo student interested in Running Start, contact your high schoo counseor for detais. WORKFORCE (253) Pierce Coege s workforce programs are designed to hep you reach new career goas. Because Pierce offers training for oca businesses and industries, we have been abe to deveop programs that work. Aso, Pierce understands that not everyone s situation is the same. We can hep find the program that works for you and your famiy, and give you the support you need to succeed. For funding avaiabiity, visit the Workforce website. COMMUNITY EDUCATION (253) Upgrade your skis or meet icensing or certification requirements with Pierce s fexibe, affordabe opportunities in community education. Training is offered in such fieds as fagging, medica coding, computers, and human resources. In addition, Pierce Coege offers persona deveopment opportunities, incuding heath and fitness casses, trave programs, foreign anguage courses, and much more.

5 8 9 LET US HELP If you re ike most Pierce Coege students, your ife is busy and compicated. To hep you navigate your responsibiities and get the most out of your education, we offer a number of resources and services. EXPERIENCE PIERCE The best way to get to know Pierce Coege is to visit the campus! We wecome you to experience both of our beautifu campuses, take a waking tour and earn more about how we can hep you get started on your educationa path. For tour times visit: SUPPORT SERVICES At both coeges, you have access to award-winning ibraries, and computer and mutimedia abs, as we as a wide variety of tutoring options, incuding individua and group tutoring, and writing assistance. ACCESS AND DISABILITY SERVICES FS: (253) PY: (253) If you are a student with disabiities, you can access accommodations and support that make earning imitess. In addition to approved academic adjustments and services, Pierce Coege offers educationa panning, advising, assistive technoogy and earning strategies for students. VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER FS: (253) The Veterans Resource Center provides a singe point of contact to coordinate veteran student support services. In addition, the Center offers comprehensive support services such as a textbook ending ibrary, computers for students to use, quiet study areas, opportunities to connect with other veteran students and resources, and referras to community service providers who can assist veterans with transitioning to the civiian ife. elearning FS: (253) elearning offers severa onine earning possibiities incuding onine, hybrid, fexibe schedue, web-enhanced and informationa casses. Visit the elearning website and take the SmarterMeasure assessment to see if elearning is right for you!

6 10 11 Admissions Form Submit a Pierce Coege admissions form onine at or visit the admissions office. FS: (253) PY: (253) Veterinary Technoogy, Denta Hygiene, Nursing and Internationa Education require specia admission procedures. Money for Coege Appy for financia aid, incuding schoarships, grants and oans, and earn about payment options. For important deadines visit: FS & PY: (253) SCHOLARSHIPS GET STARTED IN STEPS! BOARD OF TRUSTEES Angea Roarty Jacqueine Rosenbatt Steve Smith Amadeo Tiam Brett Wiis Assessment Compete the COMPASS assessment prior to meeting with an advisor. Or, take any of the other assessments required for speciaized programs, such as Nursing or Veterinary Technoogy. FS: (253) PY: (253) ADMINISTRATORS Michee L. Johnson, Ph.D. Chanceor Denise R. Yochum President, Fort Steiacoom Marty R. Cavauzzi, Ph. D. President, Puyaup New Student Orientation and Advising New Student Orientation is mandatory for a degree/certificate seeking students. FS: (253) PY: (253) Register and Pay After seeing your advisor, register and pay your tuition and fees. Pay onine at FS: (253) PY: (253) Pierce Coege District is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Coeges and Universities, an institutiona body recognized by the Counci for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. The Pierce Coege District does not discriminate on the basis of race, coor, nationa origin, sex, sexua orientation, disabiity, or age in its programs, activities or empoyment. Upon request, this pubication wi be made avaiabe in aternate formats. This pubication is pubished for informationa purposes. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy at time of pubication; however, the provisions of this brochure are not to be regarded as a contract between the student and the coege. The coege reserves a rights to make changes in poicies, procedures, course and program offerings and other items. Photo credits: Dan McCormack, Josh Gonzaez, Shane Foster, Phiip Peterson, Brian Benedetti, Ken Murphy and Matthew Wuscher.

7 12 Pierce Coege Fort Steiacoom 9401 Farwest Drive SW Lakewood, WA Pierce Coege Puyaup th Avenue SE Puyaup, WA COLLEGE DIRECTORY FORT STEILACOOM PUYALLUP INFORMATION Access & Disabiity Services /6228 TTY /8474 TTY Admissions Advising Athetics Basic Skis Campus Tours Career Information Community Education elearning DLforME (to free) Financia Aid Internationa Education Miitary Education (Fort Lewis) (McChord) Registration/Records Student Life Testing Transcripts Veterans Services Worker Retraining A compete isting of phone numbers and emais for department, divisions, offices and services is avaiabe onine at possibiities. reaized.