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Nursing at Centralia College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Centralia College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Centralia College is located in Centralia, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 24 nursing degrees were granted at Centralia College.

Online & Distance Learning at Centralia College

Distance learning is available at Centralia College. Among 2,244 students, 710 (32%) studied exclusively online and 672 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Centralia College

These rankings give you a sense of how Centralia College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Washington	#9 of 37
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#75 of 218
Best Value	Nationwide	#405 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Centralia College

Students who complete Centralia College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$72,404
2 years	$65,821
3 years	$67,689
4 years	$80,327
5 years	$75,288

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Centralia College take home a median $80,327, compared with $57,157 for all Centralia College graduates — about 41% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Nursing graduates at Centralia College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Centralia College are 83% women (20) and 17% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Centralia College

Of the 24 associate’s nursing graduates at Centralia College, 83% were women (20) and 17% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Centralia College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 17% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Centralia College, lower than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Centralia College

The Nursing program at Centralia College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	24

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Centralia College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.