Fall quarter 2024 - September 23rd to December 12th

The Pierce College Writing Center will be open during fall quarter for on-campus for face-to-face pre-booked or drop-in appointments. We will be in person at both the Steilacoom and Puyallup campuses during the following times:

at Puyallup Library: Mon-Thu 9am-4pm, Fri 9am-1pm
at Steilacoom Library: Mon-Thu 9am-4pm, Fri 9am-1pm

Pre-book your on-campus appointments through our booking system, or just drop-in!

Online appointments

We have both real-time, online consultations with a writing tutor, or "written feedback only" consultations. Both require an appointment booked on our booking system, on which you can upload a draft of your assignment, the assignment instructions, and let us know what you want us to focus on.

Online Hours:

Monday - Friday: 10am - 8pm, Sunday 2pm - 8pm

Online appointment bookings can be made on the online schedule on our scheduling system. Our 30 minute or 1 hour appointments can be made up to 10 minutes ahead of time.

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Contact information

Our phone hours are 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. Or you can leave a message as well and we will get back to you if you leave a number to call.

Fort Steilacoom: 253-964-6252

Puyallup: 253-864-3378

Email:
writingcenter@pierce.ctc.edu

FAQs for fall quarter, 2024

1. How do you make an appointment with the Writing Center?

Go to the homepage of the Pierce College Writing Center website (under Student Resources on any webpage) and click on the button: “Book a consultation.” This will take you to our scheduling system. If you haven’t done so, register for an account on this system using your whatever email address you want reminders on and choose a 10-character password. Once you are registered you can log in.

There is also a link to our booking system in the left-hand navigation of this course and as links throughout this course.

2. What does an online writing appointment look like?

The online writing appointment is a platform built right into our scheduling system. It is a live, face-to-face meeting with a writing tutor, with video, audio, text chat, and document sharing capabilities. It is much like a face-to-face appointment in the writing center.

Here is a video of how to book an appointment and what the online platform looks like:

We have some tutors who have been trained to also do this kind of consultation. Go to our online schedule and look for the tutors who are doing “written feedback only” appointments and book an appointment with them.

3. What is a writing consultation like?

A writing consultation is a conversation between you and the writing tutor about your writing project. We will focus on whatever you want to focus on, and you don't even have to have written anything yet. You can brainstorm ideas with us, get help outlining your ideas into an essay format, work on a strong thesis and argument, ask referencing questions and get help with APA and MLA referencing formats, or get feedback on your grammar and on revising your work.

We provide non-judgmental constructive feedback on what you have written, or we can work with you as you're getting started on an assignment.

Here is a nursing student talking about her experiences with the Writing Center (for more video testimonials, check out the

Pierce College Writing Center videos :