Costa is academic achiever at Olympic College

Bainbridge Island resident Parker H. Costa was named to the dean’s list at Olympic College for the 2017 fall quarter.

Costa, a 2016 Bainbridge High School graduate, is working toward an associate of art degree and plans to graduate in June of this year. Olympic College students who achieved a 3.5 or better grade point average for the third quarter 2017 have been named to the dean’s list recognizing their outstanding academic excellence.

Additionally, Costa performs as the first Trumpet in the colleges Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble.

Olympic College is a public two-year institution that educates more than 13,000 students a year.

Founded in 1946, the college has three campuses in Bremerton, Poulsbo, and Shelton. Olympic College has attracted many dignitaries during its history including Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, who visited the College in 1948. President Truman received the first honorary degree from the college that year.