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Pierce Open Pathways (POP)

Your degree, no textbooks to purchase

Pierce College at JBLM is proud to offer a fully transferable Associate of Arts degree using open educational resources (OER). This means little to no textbook cost!
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The POP program provides:

  • Savings: Most class resources are either open or freely available online or in the library, saving students more than $2,000 in textbook costs throughout their two-year degree.
  • Flexibility: Classes are offered online and face-to-face to suit your preferences. In addition, you can mix and match with non-OER classes.
  • How to find OER classes:  On the Class Schedule, click on the drop down menu for Course Attribute and choose "OER: No Textbook to Purchase", then scroll down and select Main Campus and "Joint Base Lewis McChord". You may need to click More Filters to see these options.

screenshot of class schedule with the course attribute oer: no textbook to purchase and main campus set to joint base lewis mcchord