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Photo of Vanessa Garcia outside on Pierce College campus.

My Success: how one Pierce College alumna...

June 24, 2024

When Vanessa Garcia was preparing to graduate from Challenger High School in 2018, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to start college immediately or focus on getting work experience. A counselor at her school advised her to take just one class to get a jump start on her education. Pierce College was the most obvious and convenient choice for Garcia, who did not want to travel far for school.

seven students from The Pinnacle stand in front of the Cascade building on the Pierce College Fort Steilacoom campus

Student Media publication, The Pinnacle,...

May 22, 2024

In its first year back in production since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Pierce College's student media publication, The Pinnacle, brought home two “best in show” awards from the Associated Collegiate Press conference.

Alumna Shonteika Adeogun pictured in front of the Cascade building on the Pierce College Fort Steilacoom campus

My Career: Pierce College alumna turns...

May 14, 2024

In 2015, Shontieka Adeogun was a student at Clover Park Technical College studying nursing. She’d already finished earning her GED from CPTC but was starting to feel like nursing wasn’t for her.

Photo of the Raiders Baseball home field at Fort Steilacoom Park featuring the Pierce College Raiders scoreboard

Pierce College Raider Baseball celebrates...

May 14, 2024

On Friday, April 12, the Pierce College Raider’s baseball team played their first game on their first-ever home field – the Lakewood Baseball Field at Fort Steilacoom Park.

Director of Athletics Duncan Stevenson, recipient of the 2024 Tacoma Athletic Commission's lifetime achievement award

Pierce College Director of Athletics...

April 16, 2024

Pierce College Director of Athletics Duncan Stevenson will be awarded the 2024 Doug McArthur Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tacoma Athletic Commission. The Award “recognizes an individual who captures the true passion for athletics through participation, promotion and organization.”