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

Can I Afford Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom students paid $119 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $131 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,927	$4,290
Fees	$612	$612
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$12,085	$12,085
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,570	$3,570

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 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,574 a year. That adds up to $22,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,363 undergraduate students at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, with 4,372 being full-time and 2,991 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,372 full-time undergraduates at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	364
Black or African American	327
Hispanic or Latino	667
White	2,163
International Students	116
Other Races/Ethnicities	735

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 2020-2021, 6,781 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom was 33.6%. This is the #536 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.