Pierce College-Puyallup Computer Science Programs

Located in Puyallup, Washington, Pierce College-Puyallup is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Puyallup makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Pierce College-Puyallup Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Pierce College-Puyallup.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Pierce College-Puyallup?

Contact details for Pierce College-Puyallup are given below.

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

How Do I Get Into Pierce College-Puyallup?

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

As long as you submit the requested materials to Pierce College-Puyallup when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Pierce College-Puyallup?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pierce College-Puyallup, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,600 a year. That adds up to $18,400 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pierce College-Puyallup is 13.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Pierce College-Puyallup Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,566 undergraduate students at Pierce College-Puyallup, with 1,814 being full-time and 2,752 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,814 full-time undergraduates at Pierce College-Puyallup, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	120
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	279
White	980
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	341

Online Learning at Pierce College-Puyallup

In 2017-2018, 415 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Pierce College-Puyallup Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Network & System Administration/Administrator	0	0	18	18
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	16	0	16
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	4	1	0	5
Computer Graphics	0	0	0	0
General Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	17	18	39

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.