by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending South Puget Sound Community College, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Cost of attendance at South Puget Sound Community College spanned $17,864.00 to $18,425.00 across residency tiers.
In-state residents qualified for the lower cost, with out-of-state students paying more: near $17,864.00 in-state against $18,425.00 out-of-state.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $5,252.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,612.00 |
| Total cost | $17,864.00 |
| That is 7% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $17,864.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$8,756.00 |
| Net price | $9,108.00 |
| That is 53% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $17,864.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$10,131.00 |
| Net price | $7,733.00 |
| That is 60% below the national average net price. |
| Tuition and fees | $5,813.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,612.00 |
| Total cost | $18,425.00 |
| That is 4% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $18,425.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$8,756.00 |
| Net price | $9,669.00 |
| That is 50% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $18,425.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$10,131.00 |
| Net price | $8,294.00 |
| That is 57% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees and room and board. |
The tables below project a full degree at the current published cost. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $7,733.00 | $9,108.00 | $17,864.00 |
| Senior year | $7,733.00 | $9,108.00 | $17,864.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $30,932.00 | $36,432.00 | $71,456.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $11,784.00 | $13,879.00 | $27,222.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $356.00 | $419.00 | $822.00 |
| Total amount paid | $42,716.00 | $50,311.00 | $98,678.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $7,733.00 | $9,108.00 | $17,864.00 |
| Senior year | $7,733.00 | $9,108.00 | $17,864.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $15,466.00 | $18,216.00 | $35,728.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $5,892.00 | $6,940.00 | $13,611.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $178.00 | $210.00 | $411.00 |
| Total amount paid | $21,358.00 | $25,156.00 | $49,339.00 |
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $8,294.00 | $9,669.00 | $18,425.00 |
| Senior year | $8,294.00 | $9,669.00 | $18,425.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $33,176.00 | $38,676.00 | $73,700.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $12,639.00 | $14,734.00 | $28,077.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $382.00 | $445.00 | $848.00 |
| Total amount paid | $45,815.00 | $53,410.00 | $101,777.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $8,294.00 | $9,669.00 | $18,425.00 |
| Senior year | $8,294.00 | $9,669.00 | $18,425.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $16,588.00 | $19,338.00 | $36,850.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,319.00 | $7,367.00 | $14,039.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $191.00 | $223.00 | $424.00 |
| Total amount paid | $22,907.00 | $26,705.00 | $50,889.00 |
| For the complete net-price picture, see the net price section below. |
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $9,132.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $9,090.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $8,414.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $7,796.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,415.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $11,385.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $16,913.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the South Puget Sound Community College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at South Puget Sound Community College amounts to $6,334.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,560.00 |
| 25th | $3,125.00 |
| Median (50th) | $6,334.00 |
| 75th | $10,893.00 |
| 90th | $17,965.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,871.00 |
| Middle income | $6,334.00 |
| High income | $5,900.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $971.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,334.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,750.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at South Puget Sound Community College works out to $1,167.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for South Puget Sound Community College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 14.2% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at South Puget Sound Community College reach $47,568,080.00 distributed across 4,737 loan recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 254 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $3,360.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 23 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $1,432.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about South Puget Sound Community College, think through the questions below:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.