▁Q FC . ▁It ▁was ▁nick named ▁Al berts ons ' ▁U . ▁ ▁Class es ▁were ▁held , ▁however , ▁at ▁various ▁Pier ce ▁County ▁locations ▁such ▁as ▁high ▁schools , ▁military ▁bases , ▁and ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁passed ▁the ▁Community ▁College ▁Act . ▁This ▁law ▁shift ed ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁community ▁colleg es ▁from ▁the ▁school ▁districts ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁Governor ▁Dan ▁Evans ▁signed ▁the ▁bill ▁into ▁law . ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁campus ▁was ▁chosen ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁site ▁in ▁Fort ▁Ste il aco om . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁college ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Fort ▁Ste il aco om ▁Community ▁College . ▁Until ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁classes ▁were ▁taught ▁in ▁port ables . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁college ▁opened ▁the ▁Fort ▁Ste il aco om ▁Community ▁College ▁Eastern ▁Ext ension ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁ 9 4 th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Street / 3 9 th ▁Avenue ▁in ▁P uy all up , ▁Washington . ▁This ▁building ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Gate way ▁Real ty . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁increasing ▁en roll ment ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁college ▁sought ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁students ▁who ▁live