Yakima Valley College Healthcare Programs

Yakima Valley College is a public institution located in Yakima, Washington. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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

How Do I Get Into YVC?

You can apply to YVC online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Yakima Valley College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Yakima Valley College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

Yakima Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

Yakima Valley College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	43	0	0	43
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	11	7	0	18
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	18	0	0	0	18
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	0	18	18
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	18	0	0	18
Surgical Technology	0	13	0	0	13
Radiologic Technology	1	10	0	0	11
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	10	0	10
Dental Assisting/Assistant	9	0	0	0	9
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	0	3	3	0	6
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	6	0	6
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	0	1	0	0	1
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	1	0	0	0	1
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	29	99	26	18	172

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.