Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Trade Programs

Located in Lakewood, Washington, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a public institution. The location of Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom?

Contact details for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9401 Farwest Dr Sw, Lakewood, WA 98498-1999
Phone:	253-964-6500
Website:	www.pierce.ctc.edu

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Can I Afford Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom?

In a recent term, part-time Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom students paid $124 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $141 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,074	$4,599
Fees	$612	$612
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$13,293	$13,293
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,970	$3,970

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,232 a year. That adds up to $20,928 over four years for those students.

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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,329 undergraduate students at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, with 5,131 being full-time and 3,198 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,131 full-time undergraduates at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	417
Black or African American	347
Hispanic or Latino	807
White	2,527
International Students	124
Other Races/Ethnicities	909

Over 39 countries are represented at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

In 2022-2023, 5,878 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom has changed over the last few years.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	0	28	28
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	19	2	0	0	21
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	0	15	1	0	16
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	1	3	4	0	8
Occupational Safety & Health Technology	0	5	1	0	6
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	4	0	0	0	4
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1	0	0	0	1
Medical Reception/Receptionist	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	25	25	6	28	84

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Trades

In a recent academic period, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom awarded 174 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1	4	3	0
Allied Health Professions	1	0	0	0
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	28
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	1	15	0
Mental & Social Health Services	19	0	2	0
Quality Control Technology	0	1	5	0
Total	50	13	55	56

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.