South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Best of South Sound Gold for Best Community College. The Best of South Sound, determined by community votes, celebrate outstanding businesses, organizations, and individuals who make significant contributions to the region.
“We are honored to be recognized as a leader in higher education in the South Sound,” said Dr. Timothy Stokes, President of SPSCC. “This award reflects the hard work and dedication of our faculty, staff, and students. It underscores our commitment to serving all people in our community and meeting them where they're at.”
SPSCC combines small class sizes, world-class faculty and staff, and modern facilities to complete the college’s mission of amplifying student success.
Each year, SPSCC serves more than 5,000 students across many goals and Pathways, including degree-seeking students, high schoolers, veterans, international students, and underemployed workers. The college sees thousands of students each year land a new job, learn a new skill, earn a degree, and pursue exciting opportunities from its campuses in Olympia and Lacey as well as in classes in Yelm and online.
SPSCC’s core themes of student achievement, equity, and learning and engagement are the heart of the work completed by its departments and faculty. The college has been serving the city of Olympia and its surrounding communities for more than sixty years.
In addition to winning Gold for Best Community College, SPSCC also received Bronze for Best Higher Education and Bronze for Best Trade/Technical School.
