Pierce College is proud to announce a new and innovative conference for educators committed to equity and social justice in the educational system. The Teaching Equity Conference is happening Dec. 14 at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. Join us in developing and supporting P-12 teachers who are actively engaging in educational transformation in local schools and early learning programs. … [Read more...]

Thanks to a combination of passion for the game and dedication to the team, Raider Volleyball fought hard all season to capture the team’s third consecutive Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) West Region title, winning all 12 league games they played. With the title also comes the bragging rights of becoming the only team in Pierce College athletics history to achieve back-to-back undefeated … [Read more...]

Thanks to the Pierce Open Pathways (POP) program offered at Pierce College at JBLM, students have saved more than $2 million in textbook costs since 2015. Courses in the program use open educational resources, which are high-quality, openly licensed learning resources used in lieu of traditional textbooks. … [Read more...]

Pierce College is proud to be named Washington’s top four-year college for veterans by The Military Times. The Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 rankings is an annual school-by-school assessment of veteran and military student services and rates of academic achievement. The Military Times ranked Pierce College No. 25 in the nation – and the highest-ranking four-year college in the state. … [Read more...]

In his role as Interim Executive Director for the Oasis Youth Center, Matthew Wilson is making it his life’s work to support Tacoma’s LGBTQ youth. Wilson was a member of Oasis as a teenager, and is all too familiar with the struggles many LGBTQ youth face. His sexual orientation was the target of bullies throughout his high school years, before he was even open about his identity with his friends … [Read more...]

Thanks to the hard work of the Institutional Effectiveness Committee—comprised of faculty, staff and administrators—and the Institutional Research office, the Pierce College Institutional Effectiveness report and scorecard are now available for viewing. … [Read more...]

The prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has named both Pierce College Fort Steilacoom and Pierce College Puyallup as Aspen Prize Top 150 Community Colleges. Pierce College is now eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America's community colleges. … [Read more...]

Pierce College’s marketing efforts were recently recognized by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) for excellence in design and communication. NCMPR’s annual Medallion Awards competition is exclusive to marketing and public relations professionals at two-year colleges. … [Read more...]

As an Achieving the Dream (ATD) Leader College of Distinction, Pierce College remains committed to finding new ways to increase student success while removing the barriers that stand in the way of their educational goals. … [Read more...]

Pierce College’s nursing program continues to play an important role in filling Washington’s statewide shortage of registered nurses. The program has been ranked as one of the top nursing programs in the state, ranked No. 1 by RNCareers.org, and No. 2 by RegisteredNursing.org. Over the past four years, our nursing program has seen an average first-time National Council Licensure … [Read more...]