Olympic College
Olympic College offers hands-on training in high-demand fields like nursing, industrial trades, and precision machining. Their nursing programs, including Practical Nursing and Associate Degree in Nursing (RN), incorporate classroom study, lab application, high-fidelity simulation, and supervised clinical experiences. The Industrial Trades Technician program is specifically designed for current employees of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) and Keyport, preparing them for careers and advancement with these government employers through a blend of theory and practical application. The Precision Machining program focuses on preparing students for careers as CNC and/or manual machinists or programmers, teaching them to operate and program precision machining equipment.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Olympic College
6 trade programs at Olympic College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in WA → |
87 | $84,108/yr | $16,991 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → |
82 | $48,850/yr | — |
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Industrial Production Technology
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → |
73 | $86,309/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in WA → |
68 | $41,886/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in WA → |
48 | $29,917/yr | $9,834 |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in WA → |
45 | $23,548/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 6 trade and vocational programs at Olympic College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.