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Education at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Education Rankings

The education major at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Education Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 59
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Teacher Assistants 37,810 $35,130
Elementary School Teachers 26,900 $65,180
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Coaches and Scouts 12,520 $43,420
Preschool Teachers 11,050 $32,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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