Bremerton, Washington - On the West Coast
With regular ferry service to Seattle, which is less than an hour away, Bremerton offers the perfect opportunity to enjoy the small town atmosphere with all of the excitement and perks of the culturally diverse city of Seattle. Seattle is the home of the famous Space Needle, Pike Place Market, the first Starbucks, and Major League sports teams such as Seattle Mariners baseball, Seahawks football, and Sounders soccer!
Founded in 1946, Olympic College has values and appreciates the worldwide perspective students bring to campus. International students play a central role in the college community, and it's easy for you to get involved in campus life and make lifelong friends.
Olympic College will help you to succeed. Free tutoring is available in almost all subject areas at the Tutorial Services centers and labs. The Career Center offers career guidance and help in finding on-campus employment, internships, cooperative education, and opportunities to volunteer for college credit.
Olympic College's College level Intensive English(CLIE) is for international students who want to prepare for academic study at colleges and universities in the U.S.A. OC offers small classes and personal attention from each instructor. Most students who enroll in CLIE continue their academic study at Olympic College for two years, then transfer to a four-year institution in the U.S.A. to complete their bachelor degree. CLIE credits (12 credits per quarter) count toward the Olympic College associate degree.
International students can finish high school and earn transferable university credit at the same time. Students can take classes that count for both the high school diploma and university transfer and complete their associate degree in Less time and save money.
Guaranteed transfer admission is offered to international students who have graduated with an associates degree. International students may select from universities in Washington, Montana, Arizona or California. Please contact us for a list of 4-year partner universities.
2 years at Olympic College
+2 Years at a university
4 year Bachelor's degree
Olympic College international students also are admitted to non-partner universities all over the United States, such as University of Washington, University of Chicago, University of Southern California and University of Texas. At OC, students gain the education and qualifications to transfer to top universities as third year juniors.
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