Academics at Yakima Valley College

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Yakima Valley College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

32 Majors With Completions

14:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

99% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Yakima Valley College is about average at 14 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 99% of instructors full time, Yakima Valley College is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Yakima Valley College offers 32 majors with reported completions across 13 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Yakima Valley College are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Yakima Valley College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	408
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	185
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	57
Business Administration, Management and Operations	44
Business/Commerce, General	40

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Yakima Valley College:

Need flexibility? Check whether Yakima Valley College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,292 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students. Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Yakima Valley College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Academic Majors at Yakima Valley College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at Yakima Valley College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation and Retention at Yakima Valley College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Yakima Valley College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Yakima Valley College — regional and program accreditation status