Yakima Valley College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
2,770 students
Larger than 65% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44%
- TypePublic
- ClassAssociate-dominant college
- CalendarQuarter
Nearby college towns
- Toppenish15.9 mi
- Ellensburg28.8 mi
- Wenatchee59.1 mi
- Moses Lake70.2 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Yakima Valley College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (63.6%), followed by White (24.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Black | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Hispanic | 63.6% | 14.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 24.6% | 75.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Non-resident | 0.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 5.6% | 1.5% |
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Did you know? Yakima Valley College
- $45,860median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 29.1%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 44%of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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