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University or college · Public

Centralia College

Centralia, WA641 online only

Centralia College is a public college in Centralia, WA, with about 1,694 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,694
plus 641 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,862
lower than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
42%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$43,140
higher than at 57% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Centralia College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Centralia College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $19,910 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,651

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,266Room & board $17,307Books & supplies $528

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,862.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,021

About $48,084 over 4 years · 40% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 6 years · Pell students 40%
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$43,140
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 36%Construction trades 18%Health professions 17%Business 10%Education 5%Transportation 5%Everything else 10%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations27 graduates a year
$37k1 yr out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods16 graduates a year
—not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions8 graduates a year
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians3 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,552 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 58%Hispanic 18%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more 9%

Women and men

Women 58%Men 42%
16 : 1
students per teacher
27%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
35%
undergrads 25 or older
30%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Centralia

5% of Centralia’s 19,375 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Centralia pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Centralia College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

South Puget Sound Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Olympia
21.4 mi2,236 students
Saint Martin's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lacey
23.5 mi1,405 students
The Evergreen State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Olympia
24.8 mi1,960 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.