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Pierce College At Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Pierce College At Joint Base Lewis-McChord

3.0(2 reviews)
0.1 mi

I'm genuinely at my breaking point with this college. My first college experience was with UMGC,…read moreand everything was incredibly straightforward. Financial aid was easy to access, support actually responded, signing up for classes took minutes, and it was always clear what classes I needed to take. Pierce has been the complete opposite in almost every way. Ever wanted to go through five different websites, each with its own login and password, just to do something as simple as register for classes or check your financial aid? Pierce has you covered. I'm young and relatively tech-savvy, but trying to navigate their systems made me feel like somebody's confused grandmother clicking through random links hoping to end up in the right place. The class search system is a mess too. Some classes don't even show up when you search for them, and the course selection, at least for science courses, isn't particularly impressive. Then there's financial aid. Have you ever thought, "Wow, I wish the department responsible for paying for my education was almost impossible to reach?" Pierce has that covered too. Getting ahold of someone can be incredibly difficult, and they don't tell you how much aid will actually cover until right before classes start. That's a great way to leave students scrambling and wondering whether they're about to be dropped from their courses. They also seem to charge fees for everything imaginable. I've never even been to the campus, yet my account somehow includes a long list of campus-related fees and miscellaneous charges. The final straw has been my MyCAA funding. Pierce submitted paperwork to MyCAA in the wrong format, creating a problem that I, as the student, have no authority to fix. Because of their mistake, I've had to jump through hoop after hoop trying to get someone else to correct it. What should have been a routine process is now delaying my funding by weeks and putting my EMT course at risk. The craziest part? I haven't even taken a single class yet. Every step of this process has been another roadblock, another delay, another system that doesn't work the way it should. If this is what the experience is like before classes even start, it's hard to imagine things getting better once you're actually enrolled.

I've take two classes with Pierce College at JBLM and have just signed up for my third. The…read moreprofessors and network administrator have been very helpful but the shining star is in their student counselor/advisor section. Ms. Carol Jack is a Student Success Coach for Pierce College in the Stone Education Center on Main post. She is an outstanding resource as she makes the whole confusing College/TA/GoArmyEd process much easier to navigate, especially for older students that are just getting back to school after 20 years. She is friendly, helpful, and a wealth of information. Great job Pierce and great job Carol!

Pierce College Fort Steilacoom - Science Dome

Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

2.1(21 reviews)
5.3 mi

This is probably my favorite college that I've attended. They offer a very supportive atmosphere…read moreand endless amount of resources to take advantage of. They have an awesome welcome center with with great resource team and tons of options for assistance with any aspect of the student learning process!

I've attended Pierce College for 2 years and I've gotten 70 college credits. I was studying…read morePre-Nursing and was trying to get my Associates degree. I used to be a Nurse. I was a Certified Medical Assistant and a Registered Chiropractic Assistant. So I already took Biology classes and Pharmacology which consists of Chemistry at my previous college. I also worked with Doctors and real live patients. Pierce College refused to transfer my college credits from my previous college due to its accreditation. This ridiculous "oh it's nationally accredited and not regionally accredited", which is just a bunch of garbage. Nationally accredited colleges teach the same things. An example is Clover Park Technical College; their Pre- Nursing classes are the same as Pierce College and their Nursing program as well. I spoke to a representative at Clover Park Technical College and they said they would transfer my college credits from my previous college. So if I had attended Clover Park Technical College instead of Pierce College, I would've gotten my Associates degree by now. I regret I attended Pierce College. I should've went to Clover Park Technical College. The military promotes them "big time", and that's what got me caught going to Pierce College. Pierce College has a bias against Nationally accredited Colleges. How about Pierce College warn students of this before they attend? Tell us future students about how Uppity and snobbish you guys are about a previous college's accreditation so that we can avoid Pierce College. This college really deserves 0 stars, I had to put a star just to post my review.

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