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Criminal Justice at Yakima Valley College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, take a look at what Yakima Valley College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Yakima Valley College is in Yakima, WA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 10 criminal justice graduations were recorded at Yakima Valley College.

Online & Distance Learning at Yakima Valley College

Many students take online classes at Yakima Valley College. Of 3,809 students, 1,119 (29%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at Yakima Valley College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice graduates at Yakima Valley College are 100% women (10) and 0% men (0).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Yakima Valley College

Of the 5 associate’s criminal justice graduates at Yakima Valley College, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Yakima Valley College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	3

Minority students account for 60% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Yakima Valley College, lower than the national average of 70%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice program at Yakima Valley College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.