Career & Technical Education

Pierce :

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.

Degrees & Certificate Programs Offered:

Pierce college offers Associate Degrees (AA /AS) | Occupational Certification Programs (C) | Certification of Achievement Programs (CA). View our complete list of Educational Programs available in our General Catalog.

Discipline grouping by Departments:

Wondering who to contact about a discipline or course? View our breakdown list of department chairpersons and their corresponding discipline Department & Program Organization available in our General Catalog.

Department grouping by Schools:

School of Career and Technical Education (CATE) - Dean: Carole Delgado
Agriculture | Automotive Service Technology | Industrial Technology | Electronics | Computer Applications/Office Technologies | Computer Science | Cooperative Education | Veterinary Technology | CTEA/Tech Prep | SFPs/Grants | LAUSD - CATs |

School of Arts & Languages - Dean: Paul L. Whalen
Art / Architecture | Encore | English| Media Arts | Modern Languages | Music | Speech Communications | Theater Arts |

School of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Dean: Dorothy Rupert
Addiction Studies | Athletics & Physical Education | Child Development | Education | History & Humanities | Honors | PACE | Philosophy/ Sociology | Political Science /Economics/Criminal Justice/Law/Chicano Studies | Psychology & Statistics |

School of Mathematics, Science, Business & Nursing- Dean: Jacquinita A. Rose, Ph.D.
Anthropology & Geog. Sciences| Business Administration | Chemistry |Life Science | Mathematics |Nursing | Physics & Planetary Sciences