OC International Education & Study Abroad

Poster for our 2025 Lunar New Year event at OC. The Olympic College International Education & Study Abroad Program values the cultural diversity that is broadened by our international students. On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the International Education Program, in collaboration with the Multicultural Center, hosted the 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration event. This event also marks the Tet holiday, which is celebrated by our student body from Vietnam. Students enjoyed the games of chance at the Vietnam station. During our celebration, all students were invited to enjoy the cultural experiences and traditions of this auspicious holiday as presented by the international students. There were four games, fortune-telling, and Asian food offered to visitors. For the international students from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam, it was a special opportunity to share their culture. We share this information and photos from this event on this blog for you to share with students, parents...

  The purpose of this blog is to distribute information about the International Education & Study Abroad Program at Olympic College. Olympic College is a public institution located in Bremerton, Washington. Olympic College is recognized as one of the top community colleges in the nation. In 2017, we received the Outstanding Partner of the Year for our long-standing apprenticeship program with PSNS & IMF. In 2015, we were honored by the Aspen Institute as one of the Top 10 Community Colleges in the nation. We serve 8,500 hundred students annually at campuses in Bremerton, Poulsbo and Shelton. Olympic College is home to one of the largest military-connected student bodies in the state. One of the fastest growing populations at the college is Running Start, with more than 1,000 high school juniors and seniors taking classes. Our close proximity to Seattle and high-transfer rate to prestigious universities make Olympic College an ideal destination for International Studen...