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Yakima Valley College is a public institution situated in Yakima, Washington. Yakima is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

2,701 Full-Time Undergraduates

$4,623 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Yakima Valley College?

Contact details for YVC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	South 16Th Ave. & Nob Hill Blvd., Yakima, WA 98907-2520
Phone:	509-574-4600
Website:	www.yvcc.edu

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Can I Afford YVC?

$4,623 In-State Tuition

6% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time YVC students paid $124 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $141 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,623	$5,157
Fees	$540	$540
Books and Supplies	$762	$762
On Campus Room and Board	$9,363	$9,363
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,750	$3,750

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At YVC, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $6,352 a year. That adds up to $25,408 over four years for those students.

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Yakima Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,701 Full-Time Undergraduates

70% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 3,954 undergraduate students at YVC, with 2,701 being full-time and 1,253 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,701 full-time undergraduates at YVC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Yakima Valley College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	42
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	1,516
White	860
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	251

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Yakima Valley College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at YVC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Philippines, Bahrain, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Yakima Valley College

1,172 Took All Classes Online

2,165 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 2,165 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at YVC has changed over the last few years.

Yakima Valley College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	162	0	0	0	162
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	30	0	0	0	30
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	10	13	0	23
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	22	0	0	0	22
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	0	15	15
Surgical Technology	0	13	1	0	14
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	11	2	0	13
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	0	5	6	0	11
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	10	0	0	10
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	9	0	9
Radiologic Technology	1	6	0	0	7
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	5	0	0	5
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	0	3	0	0	3
Electrician	0	2	0	0	2
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	0	1	1	0	2
Instrumentation Technology	0	1	0	0	1
Dental Assisting/Assistant	1	0	0	0	1
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	1	0	0	0	1
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	0	0	0	0	0
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Telecommunications Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	0	0	0	0	0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0	0
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	217	67	32	15	331

Yakima Valley College Trades

In a recent academic period, Yakima Valley College awarded 670 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	19	15	0
Allied Health Professions	1	1	24	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	30	0	0	0
Dental Support Services	1	0	0	15
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	0	2	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	1	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	185	2	11	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	10	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	9	0	0
Precision Metal Working	0	1	1	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	0	3	0
Total	434	65	141	30

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.

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