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 13%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 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,109160th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,64364th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,550248th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,1401,456th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,9891,474th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.8%1,319th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4761,121st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.9%1,657th highest of 2,122 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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Centralia College’s 1,476 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA · 1,495 undergrads
- Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA · 1,523 undergrads
- Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA · 1,523 undergrads
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA · 1,539 undergrads
- University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · 1,631 undergrads
- Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA · 1,281 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN · 1,477 undergrads
- Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA · 1,477 undergrads
- University of DubuqueDubuque, IA · 1,473 undergrads
- Berea CollegeBerea, KY · 1,472 undergrads
- Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA · 1,472 undergrads
- Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK · 1,468 undergrads
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
- Compare with South Seattle CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- 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
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