Centralia College
Centralia College in Washington offers hands-on training in skilled trades such as Diesel Technology, Welding, and Electronics, Robotics, and Automation (ERA). The college provides a unique Industrial Trades certificate that covers foundational skills across these four trades in the first year, allowing students to explore options before specializing. Graduates of these programs are prepared for entry-level positions like mechanic assistant, robotics assistant, or millwright.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Centralia College
1 trade program at Centralia College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
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Nursing
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84 | $77,740/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Washington
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Centralia College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.