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Olympic College Overview

Olympic College is a public institution located in Bremerton, Washington. Bremerton is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Olympic College Known For?

2,420 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at OC.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

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Olympic College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

OC has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#147 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at OC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#62 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#155 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards OC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#4 Best Value Colleges for Industrial Technology College Factual
#10 Best Value Colleges for Industrial Production Technology College Factual
#11 Best Industrial Technology Schools College Factual
#18 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#21 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools College Factual
#37 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technologies College Factual

Where Is Olympic College?

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Contact details for OC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337-1699
Phone: 360-792-6050

How Do I Get Into OC?

You can apply to OC online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Since Olympic College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Olympic College?

7% Take Out Loans
17.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At OC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,888 a year. That adds up to $19,552 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OC is 17.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Olympic College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,416 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,357 undergraduate students at OC, with 3,416 being full-time and 1,941 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,416 full-time undergraduates at OC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Olympic College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 215
Black or African American 82
Hispanic or Latino 320
White 2,177
International Students 55
Other Races/Ethnicities 567

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Olympic College. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at OC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Olympic College

4,101 Took All Classes Online
4,421 Took At Least One Class Online
93.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,421 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at OC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of OC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Olympic College was 93.6%. This is the #443 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at OC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Olympic College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Industrial Production Technology 347 209 225 0 781
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 646 0 0 646
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 165 3 2 0 170
Teacher Education Grade Specific 119 5 12 0 136
Precision Metal Working 37 20 25 0 82
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 56 0 23 0 79
Business Administration & Management 15 20 1 39 75
Mental & Social Health Services 32 11 27 0 70
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 32 31 0 63
Nursing 0 47 0 16 63
General Business/Commerce 0 60 0 0 60
Audiovisual Communications 1 7 0 18 26
Accounting 10 7 2 0 19
Mechanical Engineering 0 19 0 0 19
Information Technology 6 10 1 0 17
Business Support & Assistant Services 8 5 3 0 16
Computer Systems Networking 1 14 1 0 16
Culinary Arts 3 9 1 0 13
General Physical Sciences 0 12 0 0 12
Electrical Engineering 0 10 0 0 10
Homeland Security 5 5 0 0 10
Computer Programming 7 2 0 0 9
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4 0 2 0 6
Entrepreneurial Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Computer Software & Applications 3 0 0 0 3
General Sales & Marketing 2 0 0 0 2
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 2 0 0 2
General Engineering Technology 0 2 0 0 2
Textile & Apparel Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 1 0 0 0 1
Taxation 1 0 0 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 1 1
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 1 0 0 1
Cosmetology 0 0 1 0 1
Design & Applied Arts 1 0 0 0 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 1 1
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 0 0 0 0
Chemical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 830 1,158 357 75 2,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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