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Yakima Valley College is a public located in Yakima, Washington. Yakima Valley College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Yakima Valley College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,603 10 years after enrolling, 30th in Washington, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Yakima Valley College bachelor students earn 18% less than the national average. Yakima Valley College is ranked 7th in Washington.
Yakima Valley College’s median net annual cost of $7,545 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Yakima Valley College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$7,545
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Yakima Valley College is 7% lower than the state average, and 7% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Yakima Valley College, Pell Grant recipients represent 43% of the measured graduating class, 8% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Yakima Valley College graduates within 4.3 years.
Yakima Valley College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Yakima Valley College’s economic mobility score of 27.43 is calculated by adjusting the 2.82 economic score of lower-income students by the 43% pell grant recipients within the student body. Yakima Valley College’s EMS of 27.43 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Yakima Valley College pays $7,545 a year, $10,209 less than the $17,754 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $7,545
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Yakima Valley College, 68% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $7,545 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 7% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,509. This is 47% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,329
Pell grants
$4,259
State grants
$3,071
Institutional grants
$856
Full time
59%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
27%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
56%
35%
White
33%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
55%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%