Los Angeles Pierce College

Los Angeles Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Avenue
Woodland Hills, California 91371
USA
Telephone: 818.710.2511
Fax: 818.347.8704
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About Los Angeles Pierce College

Pierce College is one of nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District. As a community college, Pierce is part of the post-secondary level of education in the United States. The college is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Pierce is a comprehensive college with more than 100 disciplines being taught to approximately 18,000 students each semester.

Pierce College has one of the highest transfer rates in southern California, and many of our students transfer to the University of California system, the California State University system, and private universities, such as the University of Southern California, to earn bachelors degrees. Pierce has a solid reputation for being a student-friendly institution, offering students high-quality and challenging education that will prepare them for university or vocational work. Pierce students benefit from smaller classes sizes and lower tuition than a four-year university.

Pierce College is setting the pace in community college education. The creation of the 15-week semester plan has led to higher enrollment, better retention and better learning. With two five-week summer sessions and one five-week winter session, students are enjoying the opportunity to move more quickly through the curriculum with greater success academically.

Pierce College is located in the upscale Woodland Hills, a thriving suburb of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. The campus, located in sunny Southern California, is just 30 minutes away from downtown Los Angeles and close to Malibu beaches, Hollywood entertainment and the theme parks of Universal Studios, Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knott's Berry Farm.

The summers are warm and the winters are mild, which enables students to explore the area year-round. Students can take trips to ski resorts in the local mountains or visit Palm Springs in the desert, which are just two hours away. Picturesque Santa Barbara and San Diego's Sea World are also just hours away.

Los Angeles offers a variety of cultural experiences. Los Angeles offers the cultural centers of Chinatown, Koreatown, and Little Tokyo. Students can also see performances at one of the many theatrical venues including Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the Music Center and the Kodak Theater, the new home of the Academy Awards. Also conveniently located are the major movie studios of Universal, Warner Bros., Disney, and Dreamworks.

Academic Programs

While Pierce College offers courses in over 100 disciplines, the majors that are most popular with international students are:

Accounting
Art
Business Administration
Computer Information Systems
Engineering
English
Graphic Design
Multimedia Technology
Music
Nursing
Pre-Med
Pre-Engineering
Science
Telecommunications

English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs

Although Pierce does not currently offer an Intensive English Program, students may enroll in ESL classes based upon campus assessment after arrival. All students are required to meet the minimum English entrance requirements to be accepted, but that does not preclude ESL course assignment.

Transfer Opportunities

No honors student from Pierce College has ever been denied admission to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Pierce College students transfer to California State University Northridge (CSUN) in greater numbers than any other college. In addition, Pierce students who transferred to UCLA graduated with a higher GPA than any other students from any other transfer college.

The top five universities to which international students from Pierce College transfer to are California State University, Northridge (CSUN), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and University of California, Irvine (UCI).

International Student Services

Special activities for international students have included a welcome barbeque party each semester, trips to professional baseball games, concerts at Hollywood Bowl, boat trips to Catalina Island, tours of major motion picture studios, visits to museums, and trips to tourist attractions such as Magic Mountain.

International Student Services offers special applications admissions, unique orientation sessions, academic advising and registration assistance, personal and academic counseling, immigration information, visa advisement, and social activities.

Most students live in apartments or rooms in the vicinity of the college. Some students stay at a dormitory associated with California State University, Northridge (about 10 miles from campus). There are also home stay programs in the area where students may live with local families.

The campus has a cafeteria and an Internet cafe for students on campus. There are also plenty of restaurants from fast food to gourmet to choose from nearby.

Admission

The International Students Admissions Office handles the admissions for F-1 visas only. More information on the admissions process will be provided upon request.

If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to request information, please contact us!

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