Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Yakima Valley College

If you plan to study substance abuse/addiction counseling, 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 has a total student population of 3,954.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

YVC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

YVC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at YVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Yakima Valley College.

YVC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

67% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in substance abuse/addiction counseling only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at YVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates 3% 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 substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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