▁throughout ▁Pier ce ▁County . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁Pier ce ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁campus ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁P uy all up , ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁South ▁Hill ▁Mall . ▁The ▁school ▁later ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁status ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁full - service ▁college . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁Pier ce ▁College ▁offers ▁three ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁applied ▁science ▁degrees ▁and ▁many ▁associate ▁degrees , ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences ▁and ▁leadership ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁Mult icult ural ▁Le aders ▁Institution ▁and ▁Emer ging ▁Le aders ▁Academy . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁certificate ▁programs ▁in ▁early ▁child hood ▁education , ▁social ▁services , ▁dent al ▁h yg ien ist , ▁and ▁others . ▁Class es ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁quarter ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁college ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁North west ▁Commission ▁on ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities . ▁ ▁Pier ce ▁College ▁also ▁partners ▁with ▁local ▁school ▁districts ▁to ▁offer ▁Running ▁Start ▁cred its ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁juni ors ▁and ▁sen iors . ▁Success ful ▁students ▁will ▁ear n ▁dual - cred it ▁for ▁both ▁their ▁high ▁school ▁degree ▁requirements ▁and ▁those ▁requirements ▁for ▁an ▁Associ ates ▁degree . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁The ▁Pier ce ▁College ▁Ra iders ▁Athletics ▁Department ▁compet es ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Region ▁of ▁the ▁North west ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁( N W