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Yakima Valley College

Yakima, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·yvcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
—
Total enrollment
3,809
peer median 3,619
Avg net price
$11,843
+$2.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
29%

Pell equity

11.8pp gap
Pell recipients
24%59 of 247
Non-Pell (all)
36%73 of 204
Subsidized loan, no Pell
19%3 of 16
No Federal Aid
37%70 of 188

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 65 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
8
12.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing8 · 12.3%
  • No Data57 · 87.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
5
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+4.7%
$40,891 vs $39,073
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+14.3%
$44,652 vs $39,073
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.1%
$48,103 vs $39,073
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.5%
$55,275 vs $39,073
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.0%
$59,398 vs $39,073
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+54.3%
$60,305 vs $39,073
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+66.8%
$65,179 vs $39,073
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+139.7%
$93,648 vs $39,073

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+4.7%
+$1,818

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,500 debt · $48,103 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$9,695 debt · $60,305 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$12,649 debt · $93,648 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1948Next review Oct 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 6

  1. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,543
$30–48k$10,955
$48–75k$13,029
$75–110k$14,851
$110k+$20,259

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,843
+$2,763vs Baccalaureate median $9,080
Federal loans
7.2%
In-state tuition
$5,312
Out-of-state
$5,873

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,384 students received $11.0M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,384
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.0M
$11,020,793 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
551 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$870K
282 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
269 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 512 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
512
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
13.8%
2018
10.9%
2019
3.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Yakima Valley College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

696 total completions
01Liberal Arts
43061.8%
02Health Professions
10414.9%
03Business
7010.1%
04Computer Sciences
314.5%
05Education
243.4%
06Agriculture
111.6%
07Physical Sciences
91.3%
08Mechanic
81.1%
09Security/Protective
81.1%
10Legal Professions
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,809
12-mo unduplicated
5,312
Undergraduate
5,312
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%1,701
Women
68%3,611

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
63.6%
White
24.6%
Unknown
5.6%
Two or more
3.2%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Black
0.8%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
102
43 M · 59 W
Women athletes
57.8%
Athletic aid
$162K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$54K
$108K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$21K
$19K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
33 M · —
$251K
Basketball
10 M · 11 W
$203K
Soccer
— · 19 W
$91K
Softball
— · 16 W
$112K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$114K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.70
6 offenses · 3,523 students

3-year trend

2.202 yrs ago3.661 yr ago1.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
26
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
4
Arson
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

6total
  • On campus3
  • Public property3

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs21
Liquor14

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
135

Yakima Valley College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Yakima Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectYakima Valley College
29%—3,809$11,843Baccalaureate
Whatcom Community College
——3,674$11,795Baccalaureate
Spokane Falls Community College
——4,319$7,409Baccalaureate
Renton Technical College
——2,824$8,296Baccalaureate
Clover Park Technical College
——3,408$9,864Baccalaureate
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
——3,564$6,817Baccalaureate
Peer group median29%—3,619$9,080

Institutions like Yakima Valley College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Yakima Valley College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Yakima Valley College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
509-574-4635
Address
S. 16th Ave & Nob Hill Blvd Yakima, WA 98902

Yakima Valley College engages in an ongoing, systematic process to assess institutional effectiveness, encompassing student learning and support services. This process includes continuous evaluation and planning to guide decision-making, allocate resources, and enhance student learning and achievement.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Makaylah Denton
    Director of Instructional Research

Frequently asked questions about Yakima Valley College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Yakima Valley College.

What is the graduation rate at Yakima Valley College?

Yakima Valley College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Yakima Valley College?

Yakima Valley College reports a total enrollment of 3,809 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Yakima Valley College?

The average net price at Yakima Valley College is $11,843 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Yakima Valley College located?

Yakima Valley College is located in Yakima, Washington 98907-2520.

Who runs Institutional Research at Yakima Valley College?

Yakima Valley College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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