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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,163165th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,69767th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,374333rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,966265th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,4991,433rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,9691,481st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.8%1,679th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,539798th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.9%805th highest of 2,140 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.
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
- 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
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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