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Q&A with our 2016 Commencement Speaker Tamron Hall

With Commencement 2016 right around the corner, students are getting excited to walk across the stage and into their prosperous futures! One of the most exciting parts of the night is when the Commencement Speaker takes the podium to share advice, hope, and wisdom with our graduates. This year, we are excited to welcome award-winning journalist […]

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Featured Learner: Janice Soulas

For Janice Soulas, her Peirce journey began in 1987, when her employer encouraged her to go back to school for her associate’s degree in paralegal studies, and offered to pay for it.  “I didn’t know where to start looking,” she says.  “My dad suggested that I look into Peirce, [a junior college at the time] […]

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Featured Learners: Emma Morando-Young & Anthony Young

A mother’s dream  Is there anything more inspiring than a family putting their education first?  While many parents strive to teach their children the importance of earning a degree, it takes a special kind of family to walk the talk.  The Morando-Young family has clearly placed an importance on learning, and it all started with […]

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Peirce College Launches a New Way to Earn Your IT Degree

At Peirce College, we’re constantly evolving to meet the needs of our working adult learners.  Just this year, we’ve launched Peirce Fitä, a revolutionary new learning format that lets you choose week to week whether to attend class on campus or online, and expanded our Graduate Studies portfolio to include a degree in healthcare administration.  […]

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Featured Learner: Timmi Kilgore ’16

Getting Started Education isn’t a journey that begins at point A and ends at point B.   Many people will find detours, stops, and other challenges along the way.  What matters in the end is how you get back on track, and how far you go. Timmi Kilgore first started on her path to higher education […]

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