Olympic College
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 to Olympic College is South Seattle College (13.3 miles away).
Top Placements
Olympic College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Washington for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
School Overview
- The teacher population of 236 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Olympic College | (WA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 236 staff | 145 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 7,349 students | 4,463 students |
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| 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 |
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| % 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% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.47 | 0.62 |
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| College Completion Rate (Year 2007) | 27% | 28% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $34,200 | $36,200 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- 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.
Nearby Schools
- The nearest community college to Olympic College is South Seattle College (13.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- South Seattle CollegePublic5,535 students | 13.30 Mi6000 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
(206)934-5300 13.305,535 - The Art Institute of SeattlePrivate, for profit1,378 students | 13.60 Mi2323 Elliott Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206)448-0900 13.601,378 - Seattle Central CollegePublic6,773 students | 14.90 Mi1701 Broadway Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)934-3800 14.906,773 - North Seattle CollegePublic6,493 students | 16.40 Mi9600 College Way North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206)934-3600 16.406,493 - Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate, for profit760 students | 16.70 Mi9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98115
(206)322-6100 16.70760
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