Yakima Valley College
Yakima Valley College at a Glance
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About Yakima Valley College
According to Wikipedia, Yakima Valley College is a public college in Yakima, Washington. It was founded as Yakima Valley Community College in 1928 with Elizabeth Prior serving as the institution's first president. The college offers 5 Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs, 55 associate degree programs, and more than 100 certificates of achievement.
Yakima Valley College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 29% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Yakima Valley College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,528 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $16,715 |
| 30K - 48K | $16,377 |
| 48K - 75K | $16,166 |
| 75K - 110K | $20,652 |
| 110K+ | $26,804 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Yakima Valley College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Yakima Valley College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,860 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Yakima Valley College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 5,189 | 5,189 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Yakima Valley College?
Yakima Valley College is located at South 16th Ave. & Nob Hill Blvd., Yakima, WA 98907-2520.
How Safe is Yakima Valley College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Yakima Valley College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Yakima Valley College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.08%. Yakima has a violent crime rate of 0.55% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.07%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Yakima Valley College Known For?
Yakima Valley College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Yakima Valley College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Yakima Valley College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Yakima Valley College ranks #2102 in the U.S. and #8230 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesYakima Valley College ranks #2254 in the U.S. and #7813 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesYakima Valley College ranks #2741 in the U.S. and #5711 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesYakima Valley College ranks #2843 in the U.S. and #7582 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesYakima Valley College ranks #2860 in the U.S. and #10238 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesYakima Valley College ranks #2954 in the U.S. and #10874 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesYakima Valley College ranks #3654 in the U.S. and #13472 worldwide for influence in Business.
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