Career & Technical Education
For thousands of dollars less than you'd pay at private career colleges, you can receive outstanding training in high paying careers in nursing, auto mechanics, child development, graphic design, technology, business and more. Several of our programs have been recognized for curriculum design and student passage rate on professional exams.
Counseling - Career and Technical Education
The CTE Counselor at Pierce College is here to help you with college and academic advisement, career planning and assessment, resume writing, internship opportunities, and personal counseling assistance.Click on the link below to make an appointment.
Gainful Employment Program Disclosure Information:
Here you will find information about the careers for which each Career and Technical Education Certificate prepares you, the costs
associated with the program, median debt accumulated, and time to completion. Annual Gainful Employment Reports
Pierce College stands committed to prepare students with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to competitively perform in a diverse array of industries, meeting the workforce needs of our local businesses. In collaboration with our local industry partners our faculty continuously align Pierce College's CTE curriculum to address the skills gaps in the constantly changing labor markets. Our industry partners play a crucial role in maintaining a vibrant and thriving local economy and it is Pierce College's role to provide a competent workforce to ensure the competitiveness of our industry partners and the success of our students.
CATE Degrees & Certificate Programs Offered:
Pierce college offers Associate Degrees (AA /AS) | Occupational Certification Programs (C) | Certification of Achievement Programs (CA).| Program | AA | C | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | AA | Business Administration | |
| Addiction Studies | AA | C | Psychology & Statistics |
| Administrative Professional | AA | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies |
| American Sign Language | AA | Modern Languages | |
| Architecture Technology | AA | C | Art & Architecture |
| Associate Teacher | C | Child Development | |
| Automotive Emission Specialist | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Automotive Light Service Technician | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Automotive Performance Applications | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Automotive Powertrain Specialist | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Automotive Service Technology | AS | C | Industrial Technology |
| Basic Gardening (Advance) | C | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| Child Development | AA | Child Development | |
| Computer & Network Technology | AS | Computer Science Information Technology | |
| Computer Applications (Advance) | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Computer Applications (Basic) | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Computer Service Technology | C | Computer Science Information Technology | |
| Computerized Accounting (Basic) | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Costume Design | AA | Performing Arts | |
| Criminal Justice | AA | Political Science & Economics & Criminal Justice | |
| Desktop Publishing | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Electronics Analog | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Electronics Communication | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Electronics Digital | C | Industrial Technology | |
| Electronics General | AS | Industrial Technology | |
| Engineering Design & Technology | AS | C | Industrial Technology |
| Floral Design & Management | C | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| General Administrative | AA | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies |
| General Agriculture | AS | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| General Business | AA | Business Administration | |
| General Hoticulture | AS | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| Geographic Information Systems | AA | C | Anthropology & Geographical Sciences |
| Graphic Design | AA | C | Art & Architecture |
| Graphic Design for the Web | C | Art & Architecture | |
| Horse Science | AS | C | Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| Hospitality Management | AS | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Infant Care Teacher (Cert. C) | C | Child Development | |
| International Business | C | Business Administration | |
| Internet (Basic) | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Journalism | AA | Media Arts | |
| Landscape Planning & Design | AS | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| Legal Office Procedures | AA | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies |
| Management & Supervision | AA | Business Administration | |
| Marketing | AA | C | Business Administration |
| Music General | AA | Performing Arts | |
| Network Technology | C | Computer Science Information Technology | |
| Numerical Control Programming | AS | C | Industrial Technology |
| Nursing General | AS | Nursing | |
| Office Clerical | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Office Comunications | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Office Skills (Legal) | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Photojournalism | AA | Media Arts | |
| Pre-Engineering | AS | Industrial Technology | |
| Pre-School Certificate (Cert. A) | C | Child Development | |
| Pre-School Director (Cert. B) | C | Child Development | |
| Pre-School Teacher | C | Child Development | |
| Pre-Veterinary Medicine | AS | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| Programming for Business | AA | C | Computer Science Information Technology |
| Programming for Computer Science | AS | Computer Science Information Technology | |
| Programming for Web Development | C | Computer Science Information Technology | |
| Public Relations | AA | C | Media Arts |
| Retail Management | C | Business Administration | |
| School Age Program Teacher (Cert. D) | C | Child Development | |
| Tax Preparation | C | Business Administration | |
| Technical Theater Option | AA | C | Performing Arts |
| Theater Arts | AA | Performing Arts | |
| Veterinary Technology | AS | Agriculture & Natural Resources | |
| Website Construction & Maintenance | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
| Website Development | C | Computer Science Information Technology | |
| Word Processing (Basic) | C | Computer Applications & Office Technologies | |
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