Colleges in Centralia Washington

County: Lewis

Incorporated: 1886

Elevation: 189 feet

Land Area: 7.41 square miles

Population Density: 2121 people per square mile

Population: 15,710

Population change since 2000: 6.60%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (85.3%), Hispanic (10.2%), Other race (4.9%), Two or more races (2.4%), American Indian (2.2%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (17.4%), English (11.4%), Irish (11.3%), United States (5.2%), Swedish (4.2%), Norwegian (4.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (36.9 miles , pop. 58,211)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (69.3 miles , pop. 563,374)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (906.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Fords Prairie, WA (1.5 miles ), Chehalis, WA (2.0 miles ), Grand Mound, WA (2.5 miles ), Bucoda, WA (2.6 miles ), Newaukum, WA (2.8 miles ), Rochester, WA (3.0 miles ), Logan Hill, WA (3.0 miles ), Napavine, WA (3.2 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Centralia: Skyqueen Airport (Runways: 1)

Centralia Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

House age above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

High school or higher: 75.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.80%

Graduate or professional degree: 4.50%

Colleges/Universities in Centralia:

CENTRALIA COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,972, Location: 600 W LOCUST ST, Public, Website: www.centralia.ctc.edu

CENTRALIA BEAUTY SCHOOL

Location: 217 S TOWER ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Centralia:

SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 17 miles, OLYMPIA, WA, Full-time enrollment: 2,908

EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

about 24 miles, OLYMPIA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,749

PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM

about 37 miles, LAKEWOOD, WA, FT enrollment: 5,921

CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 38 miles, LAKEWOOD, WA, FT enrollment: 3,819

LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE

about 40 miles, LONGVIEW, WA, FT enrollment: 2,237

TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 43 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,710

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 44 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,710