The Future of four-year degrees at OC

Olympic College does not have plans to increase the amount of four-year degrees offered, due to the state budget crisis, but administrators are conducting research into what degrees could be offered when the opportunity returns.

In addition to partnerships with both in and out-of-state universities, OC offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, which the college has been accredited by the state to award. The partnered universities; Old Dominion University, Western Washington University, Saint Martin's University and Washington State University, offer four-year degrees from the Bremerton campus, but the degrees are not awarded by OC.

"Things will eventually turn around, so we need to start investigating and researching into those things now," said OC Dean of Instruction Mary Garguile. "We'll continue to look at the options and continue to keep things open."