Pierce College District

Pierce College District

Lakewood, WA, USA
Public
4 Year

Joon's Review

Review of Pierce College District

from Lakewood, WA

Describe your college in three sentences.

Pierce College Fort Steilacoom is a great school for anyone wanting to broaden their education. The school provides not only provides a vast variety of classes, but also the instructors truly care that you retain the information for your future career. Resources are never a shortage because the school does a great job giving back to the students.

Do you have any tips for prospective students?

Definitely consider Pierce College as a main choice. As a community college, the staff is very friendly and are always willing to help you get to the next step in your educational career. The resources available to you are vast and wide so you'll never get stuck.

Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?

The instructors all do a good job at making sure the classwork and homework are managed well. They demand the utmost attention to work and quality of work. However, the instructors are always willing to meet up and help you through those difficult problems.

Describe the dorm life at your college.

The dorm life is not existent. Being a community college, many of the students are commuters. There is, however, many apartments near by that are filled with Pierce College students.

Describe the food and dining at your college.

The Hub is a great place to not only get a great meal but also meet new friends. If you want Italian you can get Sabino's Pizza. Feeling something different? They also have a Noodle House as well,

What’s there to do for fun at your college?

The college does a great job offering events and intramural sports available. They have weekly social gathering that is always a perfect place to mingle with the student body.

Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?

Tuition is about average for the cost. However, the perks attached to being a student at Pierce is insurmountable. Students not only have access to the remodeled Health Education Center, but the computer labs offer top of the line technology.

Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus

Pierce has great tutoring centers on their location. They do a great job at offering them at multiple locations so that you're never too far away from tutoring. Also, they have an annual pie to the face event.

Which types of students will excel at your college?

Pierce is great for any level of education. They offer more specialized education for those who know what they want to be. Also, they have a more generalized branch of education for those who just aren't sure what they want to be quite yet.

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

Walking down the halls, its hard not to see signs on the walls that aren't promoting new upcoming events. There are always sport events going on for athletes or sport lovers. For those more artistic souls, their choirs are awesome!

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

They an international honor society that goes by the name of Phi Theta Kappa

How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?

At all times of the day and night there is a security guard available to walk you to your car or to the bus stop after those late night classes. During the day, they're constantly patrolling the campus making sure everyone is being safe.