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Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·olympic.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
Total enrollment
5,784
peer median 5,581
Avg net price
$7,755
-$298 vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
31%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
18%
Non-Pell
33%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 64 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
7
10.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing7 · 10.9%
  • No Data57 · 89.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+7.5%
$41,993 vs $39,073
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.7%
$45,970 vs $39,073
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.3%
$58,325 vs $39,073
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+54.2%
$60,256 vs $39,073
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+130.3%
$90,003 vs $39,073
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+145.6%
$95,969 vs $39,073
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+181.7%
$110,085 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$9,834 debt · $41,993 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$11,036 debt · $61,719 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$16,943 debt · $95,969 earn
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
9%
$7,875 debt · $90,003 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1948Next review Feb 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,352
$30–48k$6,386
$48–75k$9,655
$75–110k$11,184
$110k+$13,478

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,755
-$298vs Baccalaureate median $8,053
Federal loans
4.3%
In-state tuition
$4,197
Out-of-state
$9,740

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,049 students received $9.3M in Pell grants, alongside $3.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,049
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.3M
$9,287,990 total
Direct Loans
$3.4M
872 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
415 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
452 loan awards
Parent PLUS$97K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 430 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (4.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
430
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.8%
2017
17.2%
2018
13.3%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Olympic College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs67
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,123 total completions
01Liberal Arts
62455.6%
02Engineering Tech
15814.1%
03Health Professions
13612.1%
04Business
1029.1%
05Computer Sciences
302.7%
06Engineering
242.1%
07Comm. Technologies
171.5%
08Education
151.3%
09Precision Production
100.9%
10Personal/Culinary
70.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
5,784
12-mo unduplicated
7,866
Undergraduate
7,866
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%3,537
Women
55%4,329

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.0%
Unknown
15.7%
Hispanic
13.2%
Two or more
11.3%
Asian
6.9%
Black
3.6%
Non-resident
1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
130
80 M · 50 W
Women athletes
38.5%
Athletic aid
$97K
Total student aid
Budget
$435K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$44K
$53K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
37 M ·
$59K
Basketball
18 M · 16 W
$77K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
19 M · 10 W
$51K
Softball
· 14 W
$44K
Golf
7 M · 4 W
$48K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$44K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.83
9 offenses · 4,905 students

3-year trend

0.752 yrs ago0.401 yr ago1.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Burglary
4

By location

9total
  • On campus9

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
136

Olympic College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Olympic College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectOlympic College
31%5,784$7,755Baccalaureate
South Seattle College
5,210$6,802Baccalaureate
North Seattle College
5,569$8,351Baccalaureate
Highline College
5,592$10,878Baccalaureate
Seattle Central College
5,396$6,329Baccalaureate
Tacoma Community College
6,199$9,321Baccalaureate
Peer group median31%5,581$8,053

Frequently asked questions about Olympic College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Olympic College.

What is the graduation rate at Olympic College?

Olympic College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Olympic College?

Olympic College reports a total enrollment of 5,784 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Olympic College?

The average net price at Olympic College is $7,755 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Olympic College located?

Olympic College is located in Bremerton, Washington 98337-1699.

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