Beginning Jan. 4, 2006, a new, expanded class schedule is being offered at both Pierce College Fort Steilacoom and Puyallup to cater to working adults. Later start times of 6 and 8:20 p.m. and early morning classes beginning at 7 a.m. are also available.
Courses in accounting, art, business information technology, English as a second language, English, math, music, study skills, world languages and more are part of the colleges expanded course offerings.
More than half of Pierce College students reported working full or part-time last fall. The number is expected to remain about the same for 2005.
We recognize that many of our students work. It is imperative that we expand our course offerings to make our class schedule as flexible as possible for that population, said Dr. Sunny Burns, vice president student learning and success, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. Traditionally, our evening classes began at 5:30 p.m. Recently, weve heard from working students that as traffic congestion in the south Puget Sound has grown, its increasingly more difficult to get to campus by 5:30 p.m. so weve shifted some of our evening class start times to 6 p.m., Burns said.
A number of Saturday courses are also available at both campuses and evening childcare is available on a quarterly basis Monday through Thursday for children ages 3-8 at the Fort Steilacoom campus.
Register now for winter quarter. Classes start Jan. 4. For more information call (253) 964-6581 or visit http://www.pierce.ctc.edu.
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom is located at 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood. Pierce College Puyallup is located at 1601 39th Avenue SE, Puyallup.
