Centralia College
Public Community College in Centralia, WA. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $43,140.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,140 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 42%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 42%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. 2,335 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,476 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,216 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,471 at $0–30k, $8,039 at $110k+. About 72% get grants averaging $8,101, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 358 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,471 |
| $30–48k | $9,395 |
| $48–75k | $12,021 |
| $75–110k | $13,121 |
| $110k+ | $8,039 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lewis County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)