Yakima Valley College
Yakima, Washington
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 2,770 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Agricultural Production OperationsBachelor's degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,871
- Agricultural and Food Products ProcessingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,882
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
- Food Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,934
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 148 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $46,047 a year after finishingNationally: $44,159
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Data ProcessingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
- Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,677
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,638
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,794
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 57 finishedGraduates here earned $82,487 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (17)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherCertificate · 25 finished
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 408 finishedGraduates here earned $29,587 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MarketingCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,966
- MarketingAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,094
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $34,698
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $23,489
- Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,477
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $37,661
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,448per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,428sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,528Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 7%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 29%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,0956 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $45,86010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Yakima Valley College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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