unitid 235237 · Lakewood, WA · public 4-year · city (small)
Pierce College District
- enrollment 2023
- 10,153
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,313
52nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
23rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
31%
finish within 150% time
20th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,085
27th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$10,222
after aid, aided students
33rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,532
after entry, Title IV students
42nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$12,000
19th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,816 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k39%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110k12%
- 110k+10%
- Median family income
- $26,392
- First-generation students
- 45%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,418
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,171 | $42,890 | $10,944 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 89 | $60,524 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 77 | $78,911 | — |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 41 | $57,260 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 38 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 36 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 32 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 32 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 31 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 26 | — | $23,365 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 22 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 20 | $56,859 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.