Centralia College

Centralia, WA · Public · 1,476 students · Visit Website

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

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$77,740/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

84/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,109/yr
Out-of-state: $5,643/yr

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.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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84 $77,740/yr 72.7x High Very Large
292 openings/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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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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.