The oldest community college in Washington State is turning 100 years old this year. About an hour's drive from the state border in Vancouver, and two miles from Seattle, local school district educators living in the little town of Centralia created the state's first-ever higher education school on September 14, 1925. They named it Centralia Junior College.

Centralia Community College History: From Free High-School Classrooms to a 100-Year Campus

The first classes for Centralia Community College were actually held on the 3rd floor inside the local high school, and tuition was free. loading...

WWII Lookout on Noble Field

Fast forward to WW II in 1942, when staff members and students at the community college used Noble Field on its campus as an observation post. They were constantly on

See Full Page