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Yavapai College Data & Information Overview

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How Well Is Yavapai College Ranked?

#1,623 Best Colleges in Nation
#22 Best Colleges in AZ
Fire Protection Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Yavapai College as #1,623 out of 2,198 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.

Yavapai College also holds the #22 spot on the Best Colleges in Arizona ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Yavapai College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Yavapai College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Yavapai College admissions.

Yavapai College Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
32% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Yavapai College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Yavapai College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  32 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Yavapai College

64% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Yavapai College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  64 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Yavapai College.

Yavapai College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,454 Full-Time Undergraduates
28.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
53.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,009 undergraduates at Yavapai College with 1,454 being full-time and 4,555 being part-time.

How Much Does Yavapai College Cost?

$5,633 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$23,428 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Yavapai College is $5,633. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Yavapai College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$4,830 $5,306 $7,899 $8,590 $1,002

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Yavapai College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Yavapai College, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,857 a year. That adds up to $23,428 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Yavapai College Graduates Make?

$39,890 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Yavapai College make about $39,890 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $0 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Yavapai College

Arizona State
1,454 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in Prescott, Arizona, Yavapai College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Yavapai College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1100 E Sheldon St, Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 928-445-7300
Website: https://www.yc.edu/

Yavapai College Majors

46 Majors With Completions
3,932 Undergraduate Degrees
3,932 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 46 majors graduated from Yavapai College. Of these students, 3,932 received undergraduate degrees and 3,932 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 782 NA
Accounting 99 NA
Precision Metal Working 92 NA
Nursing 87 NA
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85 NA
Allied Health Professions 81 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 61 NA
Business Administration & Management 58 NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 51 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 43 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Yavapai College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Yavapai College

46% Take At Least One Class Online
29% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2022-2023, 3,191 students took at least one online class at Yavapai College. This is a decrease from the 3,682 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 3,191 2,039
2021-2022 3,682 2,457
2020-2021 4,439 3,754
2018-2019 2,993 1,539

Learn more about online learning at Yavapai College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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