South Puget Sound Community College

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of South Puget Sound Community College () is $5,103 for Washington residents and $5,637 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($8,704) of public community colleges in Washington.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at South Puget Sound Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Washington community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Washington Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$5,103	$5,637
Books & Supplies	$942
Off-Campus Living Costs	$21,752
Average Financial Aid	$6,885
Cost of Attendance	$27,797	$28,331
After Financial Aid	$20,912	$21,446
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,400

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Washington Residents	Out-of-State Students
South Puget Sound Community College	$5,103	$5,637
Public Community Colleges in Washington	$5,571	$8,704
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

South Puget Sound Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	19	26	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	686 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	44 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Welding Technology/Welder	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	59 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Receptionist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 3,788 students at South Puget Sound Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,650 male students and 2,565 female students are attending the school. The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	4,215	2,422	1,793
Male Students	1,650	1,019	631
Female Students	2,565	1,403	1,162

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At South Puget Sound Community College, there are 3,788 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,208 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,106 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,102 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,788
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,106
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,102
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	580

School Profile and Academic Overview

South Puget Sound Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Olympia, Washington. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,103 for Washington residents and $5,637 for other students on average. It offers 62 degree programs through 19 Certificate, 26 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $34,400.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA
Phone	360-596-5200
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$5,103 Out-of-State$5,637
Student Population »	3,788 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	43%
Transfer-out Rate	12%
Retention Rate	60% (Full-time) 41% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$6,885
Students to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,400

South Puget Sound Community College

A Community College in Olympia, Washington

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

Top Community Colleges In Washington

Shoreline Community College

Everett Community College

Bates Technical College

South Puget Sound Community College

Pierce College-Puyallup

Altierus Career College-Tacoma

See & Compare Top Community Colleges In Washington