South Puget Sound Community College Overview

South Puget Sound Community College is a public institution located in Olympia, Washington. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is South Puget Sound Community College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at South Puget Sound Community College is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at South Puget Sound Community College.
• For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is South Puget Sound Community College?

Contact details for South Puget Sound Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2011 Mottman Rd Sw, Olympia, WA 98512-6292
Phone:	360-596-5200
Website:	www.spscc.edu

How Do I Get Into South Puget Sound Community College?

You can apply to South Puget Sound Community College online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Since South Puget Sound Community 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 South Puget Sound Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At South Puget Sound Community College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,946 a year. That adds up to $19,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Puget Sound Community College is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

South Puget Sound Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,215 undergraduate students at South Puget Sound Community College, with 2,422 being full-time and 1,793 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,422 full-time undergraduates at South Puget Sound Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Puget Sound Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	149
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	356
White	1,270
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	521

Over 31 countries are represented at South Puget Sound Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at South Puget Sound Community College

In 2020-2021, 3,588 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Puget Sound Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of South Puget Sound Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Puget Sound Community College was 61.1%. This is the #546 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at South Puget Sound Community College 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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.