Corrections Programs
Pierce College operations programs at these correctional facilities:
Cedar Creek Correctional Center
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The Cedar Creek Corrections Center is a minimum security work facility located approximately 20 miles south of Olympia in the heart of the Capitol Forest. 90% of the inmates at this Minimum Security Work Facility work full-time with the Department of Natural Resources Forestry Crew or at various off-site and in-camp manual labor.
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Pierce College operates the Education Program. Our offerings include:
- Basic Skills and GED Preparation and testing
- Vocational Skills Training
- Building Maintenance - 9 week full time course teaching the basics of plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, electricity, and Industrial Safety
- Computer Applications - Windows and MS Office suite of applications
- Anger and Stress Management
- Victim Awareness Education Program
McNeil Island
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The Pierce College McNeil Island campus serves approximately 1,200 adult offenders at the state's Department of Corrections facility and another 200 at the DSHS Special Commitment Center.
Pierce College provides basic skills as well asvocational and personal development programs for inmates, helping them to lead productive lives following their release.
Programs and Classes
- Adult Basic Education
- English as a Second Language
- GED preparation
- Stress and anger management
- Victim awareness education
- Transition programs
- Family relationships skills
One-year certificates are offered in:
- Information technology
- Welding
Other vocational training certificates are offered in:
- Building and janitorial maintenance
- Technical design
