Who is the average Pierce College student?
• Average age is 29.8 years • 41.1% are 18-24 years old • 18.4% are 40-59 years old • 54.4% are women (22.6% of female students are 30 or older) • 28.8% are from minority groups • 2.9% are disabled • 1.2% are international students • 57.5% are enrolled in college transfer programs • 29.3% are in vocational education/workforce training programs • 10.3% are learning basic skills or working toward high school diplomas • 4.8% are Running Start students • 10.1% enroll in continuing education offerings • 46.5% attend part-time based on nine credits or less* • 63.8% attend part-time based on 11 credits or less* *In Spring 2002, full-time changed from 10 or more credits to 12 or more credits.
