Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$29,898
$27,847
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$19,193
$17,394
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
South Seattle College
Centralia College
Under $30,000
$17,931
$16,017
$30,000–$48,000
$18,671
$17,811
$48,000–$75,000
$20,867
$17,543
$75,000–$110,000
$21,949
$20,437
Over $110,000
$28,527
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After you start
Measure
South Seattle College
Centralia College
Undergrads
1,616
1,552
Graduate within 6 years
26%
46%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$58,451
$45,534
Median debt at graduation
$5,478
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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