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Average cost of college went up for students in Pierce County in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 2.1% in Pierce County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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85.6% of college applicants to Pierce County's 11 universities were admitted for fall 2022
Pierce County's 11 universities admitted an estimated 85.6% of applicants for fall 2022, a decrease from the previous year.
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Student body in Pierce County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the 10 universities in Pierce County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Pierce County's institutions spent $1,213,000 on basketball teams in 2023
Pierce County's basketball collegiate teams received $1,213,000 in funding for the 2023 season.
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Pierce County awards $286,944 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
Pierce County's four universities paid $286,944 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Pierce County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from Pierce County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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Pierce County's men's football teams receive $1,183,151 in 2023
Men's football teams from Pierce County received $1,183,151 during the 2023 season, up 14.7% from the previous year.
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Pierce County’s women’s basketball teams receive $510,535 in 2023
Women’s basketball teams from Pierce County received $510,535 during the 2023 season, up 18.8% from the previous year.
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Pierce County’s institutions spent $702,465 on men’s basketball teams in 2023
Men’s basketball teams from Pierce County received $702,465 during the 2023 season, up 49% from the previous year.
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Pierce County's universities spent $1,183,151 on football teams in 2023
Pierce County's four colleges spent $1,183,151 on their football teams in 2023, a 14.7% increase over the previous year.
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2022: 9.9% of Pierce County students played sports on collegiate teams
Pierce County universities had 9.9% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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133 coaches at institutions in Pierce County earned $28,690 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at Pacific Lutheran University, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Pierce County, was $38,257, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom enrolls 6,067 undergrads
At Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, 61 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 63 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 1,878 degrees, certificates from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
About 55.5 percent of the 1,878 degrees and certificates handed out by Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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One motor vehicle theft reported on Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom campus in 2017
There was 1 on-campus motor vehicle theft in 2017 on the campus of Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, located in Lakewood, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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One burglary reported on Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom campus in 2017
There was 1 on-campus burglary in 2017 on the campus of Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, located in Lakewood, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.