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Centralia College is a public located in Centralia, Washington. Centralia College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Centralia College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $33,063 10 years after enrolling, 32nd in Washington, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Centralia College bachelor students earn 29% less than the national average. Centralia College is ranked 21st in Washington.
Centralia College’s median net annual cost of $5,949 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Centralia College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$5,949
Average years to graduate
4.1
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Centralia College is 6% lower than the state average, and 8% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Centralia College, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Centralia College graduates within 4.1 years.
Centralia College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Centralia College’s economic mobility score of 12.22 is calculated by adjusting the 4.32 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Centralia College’s EMS of 12.22 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Centralia College pays $5,949 a year, $14,471 less than the $20,420 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $5,949
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Centralia College, 62% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $5,949 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 2% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,653. This is 52% less than the national average.
Pell grants
$5,033
State grants
$3,371
Institutional grants
$1,944
Full time
57%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
31%
59%
In-state
97%
68%
1st generation
47%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
15%
12%