The Pierce County Skills Center, located in Puyallup Washington, is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center that offers various programs to high school juniors and seniors. These programs include Medical Assisting, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Medical Careers, Pre-Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, along with numerous other programs. These programs can help you get licensed and a job after high school. 

The priority application window opens on February 24 and is available through March 2, 2026. However, students who apply after March 3, 2026 will be placed on a waiting list and won’t be notified until all priority applications have been filled.

Pierce County Skills Center’s grading system is unlike a traditional high school grading system. While the high school’s grading system includes A-F, Pierce County Skills Center considers a grade lower than a C failing,

Steilacoom High School offers free bus transportation to and from the skills center. Students of PCSC have to leave their third period class fifteen minutes before the class ends as the bus arrives at 10:30. When taking the bus from the skills center, DO NOT wait to get on after class ends, the bus will leave you. 

Pierce County Skills Center is not just a trade school; it could be a door to your future.                                                      

[ Registration Information: https://pcsc.bethelsd.org/enroll-now ]