Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA · Public · Small city · YVC
Public institution in Yakima, WA · 2,539 undergraduates · $43,499 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%Median graduate debt
- Top 17%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,402348th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,163165th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,69766th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,374333rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,966264th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,4991,427th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,9691,475th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.8%1,664th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,539798th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.9%795th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 103 mi (SEA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,235 | $42,682 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $161,953 (M $54,074 · W $107,879)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Yakima Valley College’s 2,539 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, WA · 2,581 undergrads
- Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA · 2,417 undergrads
- Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA · 2,372 undergrads
- Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA · 2,350 undergrads
- North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA · 2,792 undergrads
- Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA · 2,280 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA · 2,541 undergrads
- Cameron UniversityLawton, OK · 2,534 undergrads
- Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 2,534 undergrads
- Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TX · 2,526 undergrads
- Rogers State UniversityClaremore, OK · 2,552 undergrads
- Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI · 2,525 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteyvcc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 237109)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Skagit Valley CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Yakima Valley College vs Skagit Valley CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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