Olympic College

1600 Chester Ave
Bremerton, WA 98337-1699

Tel: (360)792-6050

Founded in 1946, Olympic College is a public two-year community college that provides education to students in a wide range of ages ' from 16 to over 65 years old. The community college system is unique ' it provides access to any students that want to attend and helps build important skills for the next phase of their life or career.

School Highlights

Olympic College serves 7,349 students (56% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 31:1 is same as the state community college average of 31:1.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the state average of 41%.
Olympic College is the only community colleges within Kitsap County, WA.
The nearest community college is South Seattle College (13.30 miles away).

	Olympic College	(WA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	Less than 2 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	236 staff	145 staff

The student population of 7,349 has declined by 5% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 31:1 has decreased from 35:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.47 is less than the state average of 0.62. The school's diversity has grown by 9% over five years.

Total Enrollment	7,349 students	4,463 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	31:1	31:1

# Full-Time Students	4,108 students	2,353 students

# Part-Time Students	3,241 students	2,110 students


% American Indian/Alaskan	1%	1%

% Asian	5%	7%

% Hispanic	5%	10%

% Black	3%	4%

% White	72%	59%

% Hawaiian	1%	1%

% Two or more races	6%	5%

% Non Resident races	1%	6%

% Unknown races	6%	7%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.47	0.62

College Completion Rate	27%	31%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$34,200	$36,300

The public in-state tuition of $3,720 is less than the state average of $4,074. The in-state tuition has grown by 12% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $4,137 is less than the state average of $7,461. The out-state tuition has grown by 10% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$3,720	$4,074

Out-State Tuition Fees	$4,137	$7,461

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	51%	71%

Median Debt for Graduates	$11,466	$11,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$6,334	$5,833

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Olympic College has three campuses and co-located training sites located in Kitsap and Mason Counties. A range of academic, professional-technical and developmental programs are available at these locations serving the needs of students pursuing associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, certification, employment retraining and job skill updates. Olympic College Bremerton, the main campus, is centrally located in Bremerton, Washington on a 33-acre site that has spectacular views of the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier. In 2005, the college will break ground on a new 55,000-square-foot Science Technology building that will replace the existing Math/Science building on the Bremerton campus. The new structure will offer science labs, high-tech computer classrooms, and general purpose classrooms. Olympic College has a strong reputation for quality and excellence. Highly qualified faculty and staff are committed to providing students with the best educational experience possible. About 25 percent of faculty hold doctorate degrees and all professional-technical faculty have industry experience. Faculty and staff have a variety of enhancement opportunities available to help them maintain high academic standards and professionalism. Olympic College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.