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MERIT Mailing Address

Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Attn: MERIT
PO Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970

Mailing address for educational documents such as transcripts

Centralia College CFS
Attn: MERIT
600 Centralia College Blvd
Centralia, WA 98531-4035

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