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Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA · Public · 5,313 students · mostly associate degrees
27th-cheapest of 83 Washington colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$10,222
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,085
Graduation rate
31%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$47,532
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$12,000
Pell grant recipients
23%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
57 programsGeneral Studies · Associate's Degree1,171 grads/yrBusiness/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree89 grads/yrClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree77 grads/yrPhysical Sciences, General · Associate's Degree41 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma38 grads/yrBiology/Biological Sciences, General · Associate's Degree36 grads/yrBusiness Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma32 grads/yrModeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Associate's Degree32 grads/yrBusiness Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree31 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yrDental Assisting/Assistant · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yrCriminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree20 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree19 grads/yrModeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma18 grads/yrMedical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree16 grads/yrVeterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Associate's Degree16 grads/yrCriminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yrSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yrBusiness Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yrEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma13 grads/yrComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree11 grads/yrAccounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma11 grads/yrAccounting · Associate's Degree10 grads/yrHuman Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma10 grads/yrSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Associate's Degree10 grads/yr
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.