Yakima Valley College AS in General Physical Sciences

The main focus area for this major is Physical Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Physical Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Yakima Valley College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in physical science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does an Associate in Physical Science from YVC Cost?

$4,770 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

YVC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at YVC was $128 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $113 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,230	$4,691
Fees	$540	$540
Books and Supplies	$930	$930
On Campus Room and Board	$8,364	$8,364
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,690	$3,690

Learn more about YVC tuition and fees.

Does YVC Offer an Online AS in Physical Science?

Online degrees for the YVC physical science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the YVC Online Learning page.

YVC Associate Student Diversity for Physical Science

11 Associate Degrees Awarded

18.2% Women

36.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 11 students received their associate degree in physical science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 18.2% of the physical science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 45.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the physical science associate degrees at YVC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 53%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AS in Physical Science Focus Areas at YVC

General Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Physical Science	11

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.