Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Computer Science Programs

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a public institution located in Lakewood, Washington. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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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How Do I Get Into Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom?

You can apply to Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom online at: www.pierce.ctc.edu/admissions

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 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 Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Computer Graphics	0	32	32
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	3	17	20
Information Technology	0	17	17
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	9	2	11
Network & System Administration/Administrator	8	0	8
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	0	0
Computer Support Specialist	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	68	88

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.