Is Olympic College Worth It?

Olympic College gives you a low-cost path with one clear financial winner and a lot of uncertainty around everything else. With debt at graduation near $12,000 and net price under $8,000 a year, you are not taking on the kind of loan burden that sinks people. The problem is the payoff. Median earnings ten years out sit in the low $40,000s, so the typical degree here buys you a modest return, not a comfortable one.

Nursing is the exception. The bachelor's in registered nursing reports earnings near $69,000, roughly $26,000 above the school-wide median. If you can get into and finish that program, the math works clearly in your favor. It's the one field listed where the earnings justify the time and cost without any hedging.

The bigger risk is finishing at all. Only 34% of students graduate. If you enroll and drop out, you keep the debt and lose the credential that makes the earnings possible. That completion gap is the single most important number for your decision here, more than price or salary.

On cost by income, the tiers are steep. Under $30,000 in family income, you pay about $5,352 a year. over $110,000, you pay about $13,478. If your family earns in the middle, the jump from the $30-48k tier to the $48-75k tier is nearly $3,300 a year, so a small income difference costs you real money.

This school fits you if you are targeting nursing or need a low-debt local option in the Bremerton area and are confident you'll finish. If you want a degree with strong earnings outside nursing, the listed data doesn't support that here, and you should compare other schools before committing.