Criminal Justice at Yakima Valley College

Every criminal justice school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Yakima Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

YVC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

YVC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at YVC

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

YVC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% 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 criminal justice graduates 20% 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 criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,590	$106,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	120	$58,730

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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