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    PWSC invites everyone to attend our in-person commencement ceremony to celebrate our graduates' tremendous achievements! The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. in the PWSC Atrium.

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PWSC marine student working on a motor

Register for a boat maintenance class!

PWSC is offering boat mechanical maintenance classes! Sign up soon, only a few seats left in all of the classes listed!

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Student learning about web programming

PWSC is now offering an Occupational Endorsement Certificate (OEC) in Web Engineering. This is a series of courses that will prepare students for careers as web designers or bolster their office and administrative skill set.

Earn an OEC in Web Engineering
student hiking in Wrangell St. Elias

We are excited to announce the 4h year of an internship program in partnership with the National Park Service and PWSC! Internships are designed to expose students’ to careers in natural resource management and park planning.

PWSC student internship opportunity with Wrangell St. Elias National Park

 

 

Free tuition and housing for Alaska high-school students!

PWSC is offering free tuition and housing to any Alaska high-school student who enrolls in any PWSC course. Students can pursue occupational endorsement certificates (OECs), work towards an associate or bachelor’s degree, or take dual-credit courses.

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Prince William Sound College students jump on a beach and writes in Valdez, Alaska

 

Scientest researching on Prince William Sound

Attention all science enthusiasts! We are excited to announce the upcoming First Annual PWSC Environmental Sciences Symposium featuring four students presenting their marine research projects and three presenting their Natural History of Alaska posters. Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council funded the students' independent research projects this semester, and NASA SpaceGrant funded the summer research fellow.

1st Annual Environmental Science Symposium
Sarah Kearns at the Valdez Glacier

Under the guidance of Dr. Amanda Glazier, Sarah Kearns is conducting an independent research project funded by Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council this semester. Her research involves measuring baseline water chemistry at the Valdez Native Tribe (VNT) experimental oyster farm and two other comparative sites.

Student Sarah Kearns conducts research on water chemistry at VNT oyster farm