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Los Angeles Pierce College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Pierce College is a two-year public institution providing opportunities for occupational training, transfer education and life-long learning. Pierce is one of nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District. Founded in 1947, Pierce College is a comprehensive college with more than 100 disciplines being taught to more than 18,000 students each semester. The college is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
• Located on 427 acres in the western San Fernando Valley, nestled next to the thriving business district of Warner Center, Pierce College combines state-of-the-art technology and learning with the picturesque beauty of its rolling hills. The campus' setting among 2,200 trees, thousands of rose bushes, a nature preserve, and a forest area boasting giant redwoods makes it unique in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
• Pierce offers two year Associate degrees in the Arts and Sciences. We also have Vocational Certificate programs and general education transfer programs that meet lower division general education requirements for transfer to any University of California or California State colleges.
• Pierce College is setting the pace in community college education. The creation of the 15-week semester plan has led to higher enrollment, better retention and better learning. With two five-week summer sessions and one five-week winter session, students are enjoying the opportunity to move more quickly through the curriculum with greater success academically.
• Many Pierce College students transfer to the University of California system, the California State University system, and private universities to earn bachelors degrees. Pierce College has one of the highest transfer performances in southern California. Pierce Honors students have the enviable record of never been turned down for admission to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Pierce College students also transfer to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in greater numbers than any other college.

In the News:

• UPDATED: Two die as fire threatens Acton, Mt. Wilson (The Signal)
  posted on August 30, 2009 at 02:38:15 pm
  UPDATED Sunday 9:58 p.m.: The Station Fire marched relentlessly toward Acton on Sunday, scaling hillsides, crawling through canyons and bearing down on homes on the east end of the rural community. As of Sunday night, the fire that began Wednesday in the foothills above La Canada Flintridge had chewed up 66 square miles of forest, consumed 18 structures and threatened 12,000 homes. "The fire is ...
• Incline High grad completes CHP cadet training (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:56:57 pm
  INCLINE VILLAGE - Incline Village native Sean Spaulding recently completed California High Patrol cadet training. He will be assigned to duty at CHP's West Valley Area office.
• 'Miss Saigon' at Pierce (The Acorn)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 04:27:06 am
  The Los Angeles Pierce College Theatre Arts Department will open its 52nd Season with the Broadway musical "Miss Saigon" on the Mainstage in the Performing Arts Building on campus, Woodland Hills. Show times are 8 p.m. Fri., July 31 and Aug. 7, and Sat., Aug. 8. Matinees are 2 p.m. Sun., Aug. 2 and 9.
• Datebook (Simi Valley Acorn)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 02:23:34 am
  FRI., APRIL 24 Simi Valley/Moorpark Republican Women Luncheon, general meeting at Posada Royale, 1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley. 11:30 a.m. social time. Noon meeting. Speaker is Lois J. Godfrey, chair of Past Presidents Advisory Committee. $20, reservations requested.
• Agoura Hills Relay For Life (The Acorn)
  posted on April 23, 2009 at 03:49:13 am
  24-hour fundraiser for American Cancer Society. 10 a.m. today through 10 a.m. Sunday at Willow Elementary School, 29026 Laro Drive, Agoura Hills. Teams walk relay-style around track. Off-track activities, music, lounge, speakers, children's activities, luminaria candle lighting, closing ceremony.

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