Program Payoff

South Puget Sound Community College

Olympia, Washington. 42 certificate and associate programs, public. 42 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree $48,849 (14) $166,540
Software Developers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $33,993 (18) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $26,353 (20) $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $26,353 (11) $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $19,663 $26,353 (17) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $10,998 $22,455 (66) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $58,090
Dental Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural and Food Products Processing Associate's degree not published $66,200
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Data Processing Undergraduate certificate not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Processing Associate's degree not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $58,090
Dental Assistants
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $164,160
Managers, All Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,660
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Music Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.