South Puget Sound Community College
South Puget Sound Community College is a public community college in southwest Olympia, Washington. The college contains 125 acres (0.51 km2) and is serving about 5,300 full and part-time students as of the fall 2020 quarter.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $12,399
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,701
- Graduation rate (150%): 44%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 43%
- Student to faculty ratio: 17:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $45,039
- Median earnings (8 years): $40,105
- Median earnings (6 years): $37,270
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Quarter
- City: Olympia, WA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at South Puget Sound Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, Business.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (530 associate)
- Welding Technology (81 bachelor's)
- Business (41 associate)
- Nursing (33 associate)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (56 bachelor's)
- Physical Sciences (25 associate)
- Biology (22 associate)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (20 associate)
- Medical (20 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (27 associate)
Degree mix: Business 38%, Computer Science 19%, Health 36%, Biological Sciences 8%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
South Puget Sound Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,757 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $7,757
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $8,765
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,655
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,781
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $16,766
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,252
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $5,813
- Books and supplies: $900
- Off-campus room and board: $17,310
- Off-campus with family: $4,524
- Typical cost of attendance: $17,888
- Sticker vs net gap: 31%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 22%
- Federal loan recipients: 5%
- Average institutional grant: $1,981
- Average federal loan: $6,153
- Median debt at graduation: $11,000
Admissions
South Puget Sound Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 6,701
- Women: 59%
- Part-time undergraduates: 42%
- Age 25 and older: 32%
- Graduation rate: 44%
- First-generation: 43%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 59%
- Student to faculty: 17:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the South Puget Sound Community College acceptance rate? South Puget Sound Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does South Puget Sound Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,757 a year after aid. Average net price is $12,399.
What majors does South Puget Sound Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, Business, Nursing, Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
What is the average salary after South Puget Sound Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $45,039 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the South Puget Sound Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 43% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 44%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. South Puget Sound Community College official site: https://spscc.edu.