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Nursing at Yakima Valley College

If you plan to study nursing, 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

YVC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

YVC Nursing 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at YVC

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

YVC Nursing Associate’s Program

75% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at YVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at YVC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 1% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 34
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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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