Jacob Manley recently completed his first quarter at Peninsula College as a Running Start student. Manely attended Sequim High School before deciding to attend PC, where he’s taking classes to prepare for his future academic and career goals. Manley...
Dr. Andrea Motyka has taught math in higher education for more than 30 years, 20 of them at Peninsula College. When she’s not teaching, Professor Motyka moonlights as an art student. Most of the art Andrea creates, she gifts to friends and family or donates...
PC grad Georgia Johnson received her degree in Hospitality and Ecotourism in June 2023. Her experience working as a student at Port Angeles’s Field Arts and Events Hall has her considering a second degree in media technology, a new program launching...
Recently we caught up with Pirate alumnus Bailey Powers. Between working full time, studying for board exams, and getting ready for a well-earned vacation, she was able to share a bit about her journey from Forks HS/Running Start graduate to earning her Doctor...
Crystal Bachman Student Story I am currently enrolled at Peninsula College to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a paralegal. Currently, I work as a Legal Office Assistant at the Attorney General's office in Port Angeles. In this role I am responsible...
Peninsula College students Alex Zimpher and Chloe Baldino were recently selected as part of the 2023 All-Washington Academic Team. The program recognizes and honors Washington’s finest higher education students. The students who make up the team...
As a kid, Jonah Hoflin always liked computers, and has been building them his whole life. “You can trick them out the way you can with a racecar,” he said. Jonah, who grew up in a family where college is the exception, left high school with...
A desire to graduate with a high school diploma and associate degree -- at the same time -- led Port Angeles resident Colby Groves to join PC’s Running Start program two years ago. Groves knew from the start that he wanted to pursue a career in welding,...
Over the summer Peninsula College nursing student Jeremy Buggy wrote the following letter to a Peninsula College Foundation donor, sharing the impact that their generosity had on his life both personally and academically. Every year the PC Foundation...
PC Alum Christina Wonsey Talks About Breaking the Cycle “Hello, this is Christina with the Peninsula College Bookaneer. How can I help you?” I often wonder how many people have heard those words from me in the last 14 years. My name is Christina...
