Public · Community college

Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington · Small city

20%
Transfer rate
$7,172
Avg net price
31%
Grad / completion
$43,169
Median earnings

Olympic College is a public associate-granting institution in Bremerton, Washington (small city setting), enrolling 3,826 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,826 undergradsSmall cityNWACNear the coast

About Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Bremerton is within the historical territory of the Suquamish people. The land was made available for non-Native settlement by the Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855. Bremerton was founded by German immigrant and real estate agent William Bremer in 1891. Bremerton is home to the longest-running Armed Forces Day Parade in the United States west of the Mississippi River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
14 miles to Seattle, WA
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
16 miles to King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI)

How Olympic College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #50 of 58 in Washington

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,169

Higher than 79% · #27 of 51 in Washington

Average net price$7,172

Cheaper than 82% · #10 cheapest of 58 in Washington

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment3,826

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Olympic College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Washington.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,826undergrads
  • Women2,29960%
  • Men1,52740%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White45%
  • Black4.4%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Asian6.3%
  • Other or multiracial30%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,826
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
19%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
41%
Median family income
$18,989
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$92,943
Endowment
$22,324,292

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 964 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Washington98%
  • Other U.S. states1.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Olympic College draws overwhelmingly from Washington.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,197
Out-of-state tuition
$9,740
Room & board
$10,500
Books & supplies
$768
Total cost of attendance
$15,585
Average net price
$7,172

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
31%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,510
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,169
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
Low-income (Pell)
20%
First-generation
19%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
88
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
2%
Housing charge (year)
$6,500
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NWAC
Varsity athletes
133 (74 men · 59 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Basketball31
Baseball29
Track and Field (Outdoor)28
Softball15
Golf13
Volleyball10
Cross Country7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
19

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (5,784 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year6.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
4.0
Motor vehicle theft
2.0
Rape
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$4,214
$30–48k
$5,852
$48–75k
$8,923
$75–110k
$9,468
$110k+
$13,478

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

15%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,799
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,799. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 581 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$43,169
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,157
Men
$48,166

Men out-earn women by $7,009 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
77°F
Winter low
35°F
Annual rain
56.9″
Annual snow
3″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.09.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bremerton, WA US station (2.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.