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Criminal Justice at Yakima Valley College

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Criminal Justice at Yakima Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Yakima Valley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 3,954 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

YVC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

YVC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at YVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Yakima Valley College.

YVC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

60% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yakima Valley College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,590 $106,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $58,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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