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Yakima Valley College Overview

Yakima Valley College is a public institution located in Yakima, Washington. Yakima is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Yakima Valley College Known For?

897 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at YVC is the bachelor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, YVC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $43,499 a year. That's about 7% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Yakima Valley College?

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Contact details for YVC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: South 16Th Ave. & Nob Hill Blvd., Yakima, WA 98907-2520
Phone: 509-574-4600
Website: www.yvcc.edu

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How Do I Get Into YVC?

You can apply to YVC online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Yakima Valley College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Yakima Valley College?

6% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At YVC, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $6,352 a year. That adds up to $25,408 over four years for those students.

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Yakima Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,701 Full-Time Undergraduates
70% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,954 undergraduate students at YVC, with 2,701 being full-time and 1,253 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,701 full-time undergraduates at YVC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Yakima Valley College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 42
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 1,516
White 860
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 251

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Yakima Valley College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at YVC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Philippines, Bahrain, and South Korea.

Yakima Valley College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 355 0 0 355
Teacher Education Grade Specific 108 23 10 37 178
General Business/Commerce 0 47 0 0 47
Business Administration & Management 0 20 1 22 43
Nursing 0 43 0 0 43
Dental Support Services 9 0 0 18 27
Criminal Justice & Corrections 14 12 0 0 26
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 14 10 0 24
Allied Health Professions 1 23 0 0 24
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18 0 0 0 18
Mental & Social Health Services 0 18 0 0 18
Information Technology 0 1 0 11 12
Accounting 1 8 1 0 10
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 10 0 10
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 9 0 0 9
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 1 6 0 8
General Physical Sciences 0 8 0 0 8
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 6 0 0 6
Computer Science 0 5 0 0 5
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 5 0 0 0 5
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 4 0 0 4
Data Processing 0 4 0 0 4
Computer Systems Networking 0 3 0 0 3
Food Science Technology 1 1 0 0 2
Civil Engineering Technology 0 2 0 0 2
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 1 1 0 2
Agricultural Production 1 0 0 0 1
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 1 0 0 1
Teaching Assistants 0 0 1 0 1
Computer Engineering Technology 0 1 0 0 1
Food Processing 0 0 0 0 0
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Programming 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0 0
Data Entry 0 0 0 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 0 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 159 610 40 88 897

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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