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South Puget Sound Community College

General Information

Name: South Puget Sound Community College
Address: 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512-6292
Phone:

  • General information: (360) 596-5241
  • Financial aid office: (360) 596-5232
  • Admissions office: (360) 596-5241

Website: www.spscc.ctc.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$2,700$2,532$2,412
        Out-of-state$7,747$7,890$7,617
Books and supplies$924$894$750
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$7,140$6,924$5,784
        Other expenses$2,970$2,706$3,528
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,886$3,402$3,402

Total expenses   
In-state
        Off-campus$13,734$13,056$12,474
        Off-campus with family$6,510$6,828$6,564
Out-of-state
        Off-campus$18,781$18,414$17,679
        Off-campus with family$11,557$12,186$11,769

Q & A: South Puget Sound Community College

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 39%
  • Federal grants: 30%
  • State/local grants: 26%
  • Institutional grants: 6%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2901
  • State/local grants:$1902
  • Institutional grants:$1881

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 4529
First-time student retention: 62%
Overall graduation rate: 24%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 48%
    • Part Time: 52%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 39%
    • Women: 61%

White non-hispanic: 64%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 23%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General - Associate, Certificate
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping - Associate, Certificate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  • Business/Commerce, General - Associate
  • General Office Occupations and Clerical Services - Certificate
  • Office Management and Supervision - Associate
  • Receptionist - Certificate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General - Associate
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Associate
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General - Associate
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician - Associate
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Associate
  • Word Processing - Certificate
    Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Associate
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD - Certificate
  • Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD - Certificate
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General - Associate
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD - Certificate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant - Associate, Certificate
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training - Certificate
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary - Associate
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder - Certificate
  • Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist - Certificate
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant - Associate, Certificate
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary - Associate
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Associate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician - Associate
    Personal and Culinary Services
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef - Certificate
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training - Associate, Certificate
    Physical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences - Associate
    Security and Protective Services
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting - Associate


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