Pierce College - Lakewood - Diploma
Pierce College is a community college district operating through two campuses in Lakewood and Puyallup which serve the Pierce county in the state of Washington, United States. Pierce College offers programmes leading to associate degrees, professional and technical certificates and baccaularette degrees in wide range of disciplines including Business, Science, Engineering, Technology and more. Pierce College programmes are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
- Average Tuition USD 6,657
- Students 12,000
School Description
Pierce College was initially established in the year 1967 as Clover Park Community college across a variety of locations throughout the Pierce county with an enrollment of 1,500 students. In 1970, the school moved to its new campus site in Fort Steilacoom and consequently its name was changed to Fort Steilacoom Community College. In the year 1986, the school's name was changed to Pierce College to reflect the institute's mission of educating and serving the students who live throughout Pierce County.
Today, Pierce College has grown from a community college with 1,500 enrolled students to a community college district having more than 12,000 students. Pierce College offers 38 associate degrees and 44 certificate courses at its two main colleges, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood and Pierce College Puyallup in Puyallup. Pierce College campus has leading-edge facilities on campus for students to engage in their academic and extra-curricular interests and some of these include a 58-seat digital planetarium called the Science dome, art galleries and health education centre for fitness and sports.
Diploma Programs
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Accounting Office Assistant
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Accounting Technology
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Administrative Assistant Medical Office Associate
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Adult Basic Education
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Anthropology
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Application Development
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of professionals who use computer systems. Includes instruction in basic computer design and architecture, programming, problems of specific computer applications, component and system maintenance and inspection procedures, hardware and software problem diagnosis and repair, and report preparation.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Associate of Arts
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
The Associate of Arts degree (AA-DTA) is designed for students who plan to transfer to four-year institutions after completing the first two years of study at Pierce College. The degree enables students to fulfill the undergraduate general education requirements of most four-year degree programs and is also recommended for students who have not yet decided the field they will enter or the four-year institution they will attend.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Associate of Science
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
The Associate of Science degree (AS-T) is designed for students who plan to transfer to science programs at four-year institutions after completing the first two years of study at Pierce. The degree enables students to fulfill the undergraduate general education requirements of most four-year science degree programs. Students are responsible for checking specific major requirements of baccalaureate institutions in the year prior to transferring.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Athletic Coaching
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Bookkeeping Office Assistant
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Business
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Business Analysis
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Chemistry
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Computer Network Engineering
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of computer hardware and software systems and related equipment and facilities; and the analysis of specific problems of computer applications to various tasks.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Computer Systems Administration
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Construction Management
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to manage, coordinate, and supervise the construction process from concept development through project completion on timely and economic bases. Includes instruction in commercial, residential, mechanical, highway/heavy civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, and specialty construction; facilities management; project planning; budgeting and cost control; logistics and materials management; personnel management and labor relations; site safety; construction contracting; construction processes and techniques; organization and scheduling; and applicable codes and regulations.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Criminal Justice
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of organization management and criminal justice to the administration of public law enforcement agencies and operations. Includes instruction in law enforcement history and theory, operational command leadership, administration of public police organizations, labor relations, incident response strategies, legal and regulatory responsibilities, budgeting, public relations, and organizational leadership.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Customer Service
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Database Management and Design
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of professionals who use computer systems. Includes instruction in basic computer design and architecture, programming, problems of specific computer applications, component and system maintenance and inspection procedures, hardware and software problem diagnosis and repair, and report preparation.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Digital Design
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Drama
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Early Childhood Education
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to infant and pre-school age children with special learning needs or disabilities, and that prepares individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Earth Science
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Economics
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Engineering
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
English
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
English as a Second Language(ESL)
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Enterpreneurship
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Fine Arts
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
The Associate of Arts degree (AA-DTA) is designed for students who plan to transfer to four-year institutions after completing the first two years of study at Pierce College. The degree enables students to fulfill the undergraduate general education requirements of most four-year degree programs and is also recommended for students who have not yet decided the field they will enter or the four-year institution they will attend.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Forensic Technician
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the systematic study of crime as a sociopathological phenomenon, the behavior of criminals, and the social institutions evolved to respond to crime. Includes instruction in the theory of crime, psychological and social bases of criminal behavior, social value systems and the theory of punishment, criminal law and criminal justice systems, penology, rehabilitation and recidivism, studies of specific types of crime, social attitudes and policy, and applications to specific issues in law enforcement administration and policy.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
General Education
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Geology
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Health Informatics and Integrated Technology
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology, immunohematology, physiological relationships to test results, laboratory procedures and quality assurance controls, test and research design and implementation, analytic techniques, laboratory management, data development and reporting, medical informatics, and professional standards and regulations.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
History
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Human Resource Management
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights, human resources law and regulations, motivation and compensation systems, work systems, career management, employee testing and assessment, recruitment and selection, managing employee and job training programs, and the management of human resources programs and operations.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Humanities
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
International Business Associate
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Journalism
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design; journalism law and policy; professional standards and ethics; research methods; and journalism history and criticism.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Marketing
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Mathematics
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Music
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Nursing
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Occupational Safety and Health Technician
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Philosophy
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Physical Therapist
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pathological physiology, analysis of dysfunction, movement dynamics, physical growth process, management of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical evaluation and measurement, client assessment and supervision, care plan development and documentation, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy administration, and professional standards and ethics.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Physics
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Political Science
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies of specific political institutions and processes.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Pre-Nursing
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Project Management
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals to apply quantitative and qualitative knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to manage projects in a wide range of fields and occupations. Includes instruction in project planning, risk management, cost and time management, contracts and procurement, accounting, statistics, decision making, and human resources.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Psychology
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Retail Management
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Sales
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Social Media Marketing
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Social Service
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Sociology
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
Teaching
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
World Languages
USD 6,657 Tuition Fee
A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and computational linguistics, grammatical theory and theoretical linguistics, philosophical linguistics, philology and historical linguistics, comparative linguistics, phonetics, phonemics, dialectology, semantics, functional grammar and linguistics, language typology, lexicography, morphology and syntax, orthography, stylistics, structuralism, rhetoric, and applications to artificial intelligence.
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Admission Requirements
- Minimum GPA 2.00
- Minimum incoming TOEFL 61
- Minimum incoming IELTS 5.50
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Established in 1967
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Pierce College was named as the most successful community college in the state by CNNmoney based on the percentage of students who graduated or transferred to a four-year college.
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