Olympic College

What are the graduation rates for students at Olympic College?

Olympic College's reported overall graduation rate is 31% in the 2024-25 IPEDS data. This is a defined federal cohort measure, not the share of every person who has ever enrolled and eventually earned a credential.

IPEDS graduation-rate measures generally follow first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students and count completion within 150% of the program's normal time. That definition leaves out many students who enter part time or transfer in - important limitations at a college serving commuters and adult learners. It also does not, by itself, describe students who transfer to another institution before earning an Olympic College award.

When evaluating a particular pathway, students should ask for program-level completion information where it exists. A college-wide rate cannot show whether the experience of a nursing student, a short-certificate student, and a university-transfer student is comparable.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Olympic College?

Federal College Scorecard program data provide one limited view of earnings after completing certain Olympic College programs. Reported earnings measured about one year after completion are $69,854 for registered nursing and related nursing study and $45,067 for business administration, management, and operations.

These are program-level reported earnings figures for the federally aided former students included in the Scorecard measure, not starting salaries promised to every graduate. They should not be applied to an individual student without considering credential level, prior work experience, employment status, location, and the size of the measured group. Some fields do not have a published figure, often because the available data do not meet reporting requirements; that absence says nothing by itself about the field's earning potential.