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Business Management
The Pierce College Applied Business Program offers associate degrees, a bachelors degree in Business Management and professional technical certificates in Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Social Media and more to help give you the skills you need to boost your career or small business. We are accredited by the highest accreditation and classes are taught by student-success focused faculty members who have graduate degrees and professional experience in the courses they teach. Our Applied Business Department Advisory Board is made up of successful executives, entrepreneurs, and business professionals who help keep our curriculum cutting edge with the skills, knowledge and abilities that employers are looking for. We offer flexible classes online or in the evening for busy working professionals and full-time students.
Construction Management
Invest in your current career in construction or change your career to the many careers offered in a construction management degree or certificate.
Pierce College has a bachelors degree in construction management, an associate degree, and a certificate. Our programs were built by leaders in the construction industry to ready our students for success in Construction Management and the many other opportunities offered in our field. It is never too late to move your future forward!
Careers in Puget Sound
Graduates of our Pierce College Applied Business Department find themselves equipped to be competitive in careers they love! We have successful entrepreneurs who started businesses with the right knowledge to make them profitable and attractive to their ideal clientele.
Contact Us
Dr. Paul L. Gerhardt, PhD
Program Chair, Applied Business
253-964-6429
pgerhardt@pierce.ctc.edu
Dolores A. Kelley
Program Chair, Construction Management
253-964-6452
dkelley@pierce.ctc.edu
Questions? Contact outreach@pierce.ctc.edu for application assistance and more information about Pierce College.
Earn Your Degree or Certificate
Invest in your future career with a degree or certificate from Pierce College.
Business Management
- Bachelor in Applied Science in Applied Business Management (BAS-ABM) *
- Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Applied Business
- Associate in Applied Science-Transfer (AAS-T) in Applied Business
- Business Certificate
- Human Resources Management Certificate
- Project Management Certificate
- Project Management Short Certificate
- Sales Certificate
- Entrepreneurship Certificate
- Social Media Marketing Certificate
- Supervision and Management Certificate
Construction Management
- Bachelor in Applied Science in Construction Management (BAS-CM) **
- Associate in Applied Science (AAS-CM) in Construction Management
- Construction Management Certificate
- Construction Safety Technician Certificate
* This degree program has a separate application process. See the BAS-ABM homepage for more details and find out how to apply.
** This degree program has a separate application process. See the BAS-CM homepage for more details and find out how to apply.
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