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Peer Comparison

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) requires institutions to identify regional and national peer institutions of similar characteristics and missions for benchmarking purposes.

The comparison to peer institutions allows the college to be more intentional in its decision making to improve student success.  The College used the Carnegie Classification and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data to narrow down a final set of regional and national peers which are most like Centralia College in type (public 2-Year with open admission), degree of urbanization (rural or remote town), enrollment size (annual headcount and FTE), and similar student characteristics.

Peer Institutions

The College's peer institutions include the following:

Regional Peers (includes state peers) National Peers
  • Grays Harbor College, WA
  • Great Basin College, NV
  • Peninsula College, WA
  • Walla Walla Community College, WA
  • Wenatchee Valley, WA
  • Western Nevada, NV
  • Central Wyoming College, WY
  • Chipola College, FL
  • Florida Gateway College, FL
  • Northwest College, WY
  • Northwestern Michigan College, MI
  • Zane State College, OH

Comparison Resources