Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Yakima Valley College

If you plan to study agriculture and agriculture operations, take a look at what Yakima Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 3,954 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations section at the bottom of this page.

YVC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

YVC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at YVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Yakima Valley College.

YVC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of agriculture and agriculture operations associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at YVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agriculture and agriculture operations graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yakima Valley College with a associate's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yakima Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Economics & Business	11
Food Science Technology	5
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	1

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and agriculture operations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,670	$52,240
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	5,320	$68,140
Graphic Designers	5,060	$60,530

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.