Olympic College vs South Seattle College

Bremerton, WA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair WA:WA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Olympic College: average net price rose +28.1% from $6,056 (2013) to $7,755 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • South Seattle College: net price ranged $5,549–$9,252 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +15.1% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Olympic College: enrollment shrank -33.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -124 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • South Seattle College: enrollment ranged 1,301–2,031 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Olympic College vs South Seattle College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Seattle College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,796 vs $9,740 at Olympic College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 South Seattle College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($43,070 vs $34,510 at Olympic College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Olympic College leads on in-state tuition ($4,197 vs $5,238 at South Seattle College)

Olympic College profile · South Seattle College profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Olympic College and South Seattle College?
South Seattle College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,796 versus $9,740 at Olympic College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Olympic College and South Seattle College?
South Seattle College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $43,070 versus $34,510 at Olympic College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Olympic College and South Seattle College?
Olympic College leads on in-state tuition at $4,197 versus $5,238 at South Seattle College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025