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hello from south Puget sound Community College (sPsCC)!
located in OlymPia, WashinGton, SPScC is PRoud to be ranked the #2 community college in the united States. Whether yOu›re learNinG EnGlish, earNinG an asSociate degReE, or PReParinG to tRanSfer to a four-yEar univerSity, yOur jourNey starts here. Our camPus is home to students fRom around the World, and We can’t Wait to WelCome yOu into our global community of learNerS!
AssoCIatE IN ArtsdIrECt trANsFEr AGrEemENt art, media & PerFormanCe CommunicatiOnS & WritinG interNatiOnal isSuEs & Global RelatiOnS GoverNment, Public administratiOn & laW Justice, Equity, diverSity & identity lanGuages & linGuisticS music
Social Services & EaducatiOn
dIrECt trANsFEr AGrEemENt
asSociate in biOlogy asSociate in businesS asSociate in ComPuter SciEnCe (tracks: General, CyberSecurity & NetWork administratiOn, and SoftWare develoPment) asSociate in NurSinG asSociate in Pre-NurSinG
AssoCIatE IN APPlIed sCIeNCE
acCountinG
arChitecture, EnGineErinG, and ConStRuctiOn technology automotive technology businesS administratiOn CyberSecurity and NetWork administratiOn dental asSistinG
Early ChildhoOd EducatiOn inFormatiOn technology
ComPuter SuPPort inFormatiOn SystemS machininG technologiEs medical asSistinG
WeldinG technology Office administratiOn SPecialist
Paralegal
SoftWare develoPment
AssoCIatE IN APPlIed sCIeNCEtrANsFEr
Culinary arts
Craft breWinG & distillinG
Early ChildhoOd EducatiOn
AssoCIatE IN sCIeNCE - trANsFEr
arChitecture, EnGineErinG, and ConStRuctiOn technology
EnGineErinG & PhysicS
General SciEnCe
Physical SciEnCe
BACHElor oF sCIeNCE
ComPuter SciEnCe
CErtIFICAtEs
acCountinG Clerk
bakinG and Pastry arts
basic automotive technology basic machininG technologiEs businesS OPeratiOnS CoOrdinator
State Early ChildhoOd EducatiOn
ComPuter SuPPort I
CPa Requirement
EntrePReneurShiP
ExPanded FunCtiOn dental auxiliary (EFda)
leaderShiP Skills
medical CodinG & billinG
Office CoOrdinator
Paralegal Plus Post-bachelor Certificate
ParentinG Skills
basic WeldinG
Flux Cord arC WeldinG
Gas metal arC WeldinG
Gas tunGsten arC WeldinG
ShiElded metal arC WeldinG
APPlICAtIoN ProCEss
sCholarsHiP aPPliCation CyCles: Winter/SPRinG cycle: SePt. - Nov. Fall cycle: aPRil - June
Students aPPly for all available sCholarShiPS through one general aPPlicatiOn online. to be eligible for a sCholarShiP, aPPly online durinG one of the aPPlicatiOn cycles after yOu have beEn acCePted. aPPlicants are matChed With sCholarShiP cRiteria and are reviEWed and sCored by a gRouP of volunteErS, faculty, and stafF. stEPs to APPlY For sCholArshIPs
1. Submit an interNatiOnal admisSiOn aPPlicatiOn and activate yOur SPScC email. 2. ComPlete the ScholarShiP aPPlicatiOn by anSWerinG four short-anSWer quEstiOnS
3. OnCe yOu submit yOur aPPlicatiOn, check yOur SPScC email acCount for inFormatiOn regardinG aWard ofFer emailS and other deadlines. WorK WHIlE You studY interNatiOnal students have jobS all acRosS SPScC. Student emPloyment can helP yOu gain valuable exPeriEnCe and skills While alSo suPPortinG yOur finanCial neEdS. you are eligible to Work uP to 19 hourS a WeEk durinG the quarter, and uP to 39 hourS a WeEk durinG vacatiOn and bReakS.
1. Visit sPsCC.edu/admissions/interNational under “aPPly NoW”, select “Submit yOur online interNatiOnal aPPlicatiOn” and then “NeW user? Create an acCount.”
2. ComPlete the aPPliCation and PaY the $60 feE.
Enter PerSonal inFormatiOn, select an academic PRogRam, uPload the required documents, and Pay the non-refundable $60 uSd feE.
thRough this aPPlicatiOn, yOu can choOse one of five oPtiOnS:
• univerSity tranSfer
• high SchoOl ComPletiOn Plus tranSfer (aa & aS)
• ProfesSiOnal technical degReE or Certificate (aaS)
• intenSive EnGlish ProgRam
• bachelor degReE (bs)
AdmIssIoN rEQuirEmENts
• must be 16 yEarS old or older to aPPly.
• uPload a bank statement or letter fRom goverNment sPonSor. bank statement must be curRent and shoW a minimum balanCe of $21,609.
• uPload a coPy of yOur PasSPort Photo Page.
• ProOf of EnGlish ProficiEnCy.
• to Place into our college or high sChoOl comPletiOn PRogRam uPload PRoOf of tOeFl 61/173/500, or ieltS 5.5, or duOlinGo 90.
AtHlEtICs ANd EsPorts
SPScC ofFerS several athletic and eSPorts PRogRamS:
Women’s & men’s SocCer
Women’s volleyball
Women’s & men’s GolF
Women’s & men’s basketball eSPorts
SocCer, volleyball, and golF begin in august each yEar and basketball beginS in SePtember.
to be recRuited for one of our teamS, email the coach listed at sPsCCathletiCs.Com.
