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.

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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

Graphic Design	AA	C	Art & Architecture

Graphic Design for the Web		C	Art & Architecture

Horse Science	AS	C	Agriculture & Natural Resources

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

Career & Technical Education

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