Centralia College
Centralia College at a Glance
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About Centralia College
According to Wikipedia, Centralia College is a public community college in Centralia, Washington. Although it primarily offers certificates and Associate degrees, it also offers a few Bachelor's degrees. Founded in 1925, Centralia is the oldest continuously operating community college in the state of Washington. As shown below, the college sits on in the middle of the town of Centralia. There is a branch education center, Centralia College East, in the town of Morton and the college offers a range of online and correspondence courses. Overall, the college serves an area of in Lewis County and southern Thurston County under the administrative classification of Community College District Twelve.
Centralia College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 40% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Centralia College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,452 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Centralia College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Centralia College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,534 a year, and 78% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Centralia College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,293 | 3,293 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Centralia College?
Centralia College is located at 600 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia, WA 98531-4099.
How Safe is Centralia College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Centralia College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Centralia College has a violent crime rate of 0.04% and a property crime rate of 0.31%. Centralia has a violent crime rate of 0.29% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.78%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Centralia College Known For?
Centralia College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Centralia College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Centralia College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Centralia College ranks #1506 in the U.S. and #2931 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesCentralia College ranks #1524 in the U.S. and #6253 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesCentralia College ranks #2197 in the U.S. and #8541 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesCentralia College ranks #2432 in the U.S. and #6309 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCentralia College ranks #2717 in the U.S. and #11701 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesCentralia College ranks #2943 in the U.S. and #10553 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesCentralia College ranks #3145 in the U.S. and #11237 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesCentralia College ranks #3489 in the U.S. and #12978 worldwide for influence in Education.
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