South Puget Sound Community College

Location and Contact Information

2011 Mottman Rd SW
Olympia, WA 98512-6292
USA
Main Tel: (360) 596-5241
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

South Puget Sound Community College was founded in 1962, and is located in Olympia, Washington. It was established as Olympia Vocational Technical Institute, and was named Olympia Technical Community College in 1976.

SPSCC serves over 6,000 students per quarter through its various programs. The college campus sits upon nearly 100 acres of land and a branch campus is located in Lacey at Hawks Prairie center. The school offers transfer and technical degrees and several non-credit Community Education classes, as well as general education and pre-college courses.

South Puget Sound Community College has an active student life, and hosts numerous clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Tomodachi Club, the Clipper Cycling Club, the Dental Assisting Club and the Student Firefighters’ Association. The sports teams of SPSCC are nicknamed Clipper.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts.
  • Large number of students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 3,026
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 8,246
Books and supplies$ 904

Financial Aid

South Puget Sound Community College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 40% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant37%$3,831
Institutional Grant12%$1,502
Federal Grant25%$3,233
Pell Grant25%$3,155
Other Federal Grant2%$839
State or Local Grant23%$1,827

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan8%$3,673
Federal Loan8%$3,673
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to South Puget Sound Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewood, WA7,854
2Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA4,429
3Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA6,856
4Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, FL7,463
5Saint Johns River Community CollegePalatka, FL5,826
6Pasco-Hernando Community CollegeNew Port Richey, FL8,602
7Highline Community CollegeDes Moines, WA6,165
8Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, OR11,043
9John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL9,694
10Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA9,823

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate58324
1-2 year certificate737
2-4 year degree205
< 1 year certificate 2

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  75
Without tenure; working toward tenure  15

Students

Student enrollment was 5,424 in 2009-2010 (4,308 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (31 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (6 awarded)

  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (39 awarded)

  • Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  • Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (6 awarded)

  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LAW (6 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (403 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (28 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (111 awarded)

  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (13 awarded)

  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
  • General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Receptionist

PRODUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

  • Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

  • Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting