Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$27,847
$29,898
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$17,394
$19,193
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Centralia College
South Seattle College
Under $30,000
$16,017
$17,931
$30,000–$48,000
$17,811
$18,671
$48,000–$75,000
$17,543
$20,867
$75,000–$110,000
$20,437
$21,949
Over $110,000
—
$28,527
After you start
Measure
Centralia College
South Seattle College
Undergrads
1,552
1,616
Graduate within 6 years
46%
26%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$45,534
$58,451
Median debt at graduation
—
$5,478
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. How we get our numbers