Which Olympic College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $6,598 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Olympic College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Olympic College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,197 a year, and $9,740 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $7,172 a year.

How many Olympic College programs report graduate pay?

2 bachelor's programs, 5 associate's programs, and one certificate program at Olympic College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Olympic College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Bremerton, WA
3,826 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 Olympic College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Industrial Technology pays the most in the first year ($86,309), and Welding and Machining the least ($23,548). The median program pays $41,886. Olympic College also has 2 bachelor's programs and one certificate program that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,197Per year. Out-of-state $9,740

Average net price after aid$7,172Per year

Graduation rate31%Within 6 years

Both bachelor's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Washington.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
NursingAbout 15 graduates a year	$88,069	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 15
Business AdministrationAbout 20 graduates a year	$58,058	Not reported	$11,305	2nd of 18

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Washington programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 5 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Washington. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
1	Industrial TechnologyAbout 179 graduates a year	$86,309	$85,925	$6,875	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 67 graduates a year	$84,108	$81,797	$20,000	2nd of 23
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 23 graduates a year	$41,886	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 13
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 680 graduates a year	$29,917	$41,766	$6,598	7th of 24
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 15 graduates a year	$23,548	$46,926	Not reported	2nd of 2

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Washington.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
Practical NursingAbout 72 graduates a year	$48,850	Not reported	$15,333	2nd of 2

Common questions

Industrial Technology graduates earn a median of $86,309 in their first year, the most of 5 Olympic College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Washington rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels