Centralia College
Centralia, WA · Public · Town (distant)
Public institution in Centralia, WA · 1,476 undergraduates · $43,140 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 10%Average net price
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,600200th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,109160th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,64365th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,550248th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,1401,462nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,9891,480th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.8%1,331st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4761,121st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.9%1,673rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 59 mi (SEA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesMechanic & Repair Technologies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 6 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $187,956 (M $83,743 · W $104,213)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecentralia.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 234845)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Centralia College vs South Seattle CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.