unitid 236656 · Olympia, WA · public 4-year · city (small)
South Puget Sound Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 6,079
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,075
37th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
23rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
44%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$17,888
26th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$9,132
after aid, aided students
26th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,039
after entry, Title IV students
34th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$11,000
16th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,757 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k54%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $18,875
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,252
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 550 | $45,233 | $11,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 58 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 47 | $61,150 | $13,570 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 28 | $64,862 | $18,166 |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 27 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 26 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 26 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 21 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 18 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 15 | $42,736 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 14 | — | — |
| Computer Programming. | 13 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.