South Puget Sound Community College
South Puget Sound Community College at a Glance
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About South Puget Sound Community College
According to Wikipedia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public community college in southwest Olympia, Washington. The college contains and is serving about 5,300 full and part-time students as of the fall 2020 quarter.
South Puget Sound Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 44% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does South Puget Sound Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,415 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $16,736 |
| 30K - 48K | $17,242 |
| 48K - 75K | $19,141 |
| 75K - 110K | $21,844 |
| 110K+ | $27,091 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do South Puget Sound Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former South Puget Sound Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,158 a year, and 80% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
South Puget Sound Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,701 | 6,701 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is South Puget Sound Community College?
South Puget Sound Community College is located at 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512-6292.
How Safe is South Puget Sound Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, South Puget Sound Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, South Puget Sound Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. Olympia has a violent crime rate of 0.57% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.45%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is South Puget Sound Community College Known For?
South Puget Sound Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
South Puget Sound Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much South Puget Sound Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
South Puget Sound Community College ranks #990 in the U.S. and #2508 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #1055 in the U.S. and #4415 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #1489 in the U.S. and #6126 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #2064 in the U.S. and #7767 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #2101 in the U.S. and #7362 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #2688 in the U.S. and #9587 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #3102 in the U.S. and #6671 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSouth Puget Sound Community College ranks #3980 in the U.S. and #14205 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees