Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place on the main campus, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Lakewood.

Mar. 3 — 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., South Hill Campus Open House
CPTC Aviation Training Facility, 17214 110th Ave. E, Puyallup (near the Pierce County Airport at Thun Field). First-hand look at training programs offered at the campus: Professional Pilot, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Massage Studies and Health Unit Coordinator. Refreshments, tours, workshops. Taxi down the runway in a Cessna 402; see a Sabreliner jet used as a training aid. Sit for a chair massage in the Massage Studies clinic. For more information, contact Janet Holm, Outreach Coordinator, (253) 589-5545.

Mar. 9 — Tours beginning at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., Building 17. CPTC Informational Open House. Visit with instructors, 3 p.m. in program training areas. Financial Aid Orientation, 3:45 p.m., Cascade Cafe, Building 15. Hosted by Student Services.

Mar. 12 — 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pierce County Technology Competition, hosted by CPTC. Organized by Pierce County Information Technology (IT)/Electronics Skill Panel and Pierce County Careers Connections (PC3). Event competition areas include computer hardware and networking and web design Event design to encourage Pierce County students to consider high-tech careers. During the competition, high school and college students will problem solve in scenarios modeled after situations they might encounter working in the IT field. For more information, contact Linda Drake, PC3, (253) 984-6006, ldrake@pc3connect.org. Sponsored by Washington State Workforce Education and Coordinating Board, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and contributions from individuals and companies.

Mar. 18 — 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., CPTC Automotive Education Training Center (AETC) Rotunda, Building 3. Interior Design Students’ Portfolio Walk
Visitors will have a chance to network with students, faculty, graduates and industry representatives and review the final portfolio work created by graduating Interior Design students. For more information, contact Janet Holm, Outreach Coordinator, (253) 589-5545; or Sherry Nowak, Interior Design Instructor, (253) 589-5567.

Mar. 22 — 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., Building 20. Dedication of the Hayes Child Development Center. Following the dedication, there will be tours of $2,300,000 building built with a combination of private donations and matching state grants. Special guests will include Phil Hayes, former chair of the CPTC Board of Trustees, and his wife, Sally, who donated $500,000.