VOLUME 21 ISSUE 5
JANUARY 26, 2016
SERVING THE STUDENTS OF PIERCE COLLEGE PUYALLUP
PIERCE COLLEGE PUYALLUP
Then and Now Pierce College Puyallup employees remember the days when the college was new
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he Pierce College Puyallup campus is almost always buzzing with activity, with students moving quickly from one class to another, stopping in at the cafeteria for some food or hanging out in the courtyard with friends. It’s a scene many students are accustomed to after seeing it every day. But what they might not realize is that the campus didn’t always look like this. Until 1990, it didn’t even exist. Pierce College, originally known as Fort Steilacoom Commu-
By Suzanne Buchholz Photos and headlines from the archives of The Puyallup Post. More of our special Throwback coverage is on pages 17-21.
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