by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Yakima Valley College can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financial assistance options will YVC offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Scroll down to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Yakima Valley College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
At Yakima Valley College, 87% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 483 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $7,971 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 27% | $1,680 |
| Federal Pell grants | 58% | $5,154 |
| State/local grants | 67% | $4,148 |
| Federal student loans | 9% | $4,442 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, around 56% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $8,230 (across roughly 1988 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $8,230 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $4,819 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $6,632 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $9,356.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,335 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,519 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,080 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,843 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,402 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit YVC’s net price tool: [www.yvcc.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/?highlight=net price calculator](https://www.yvcc.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/?highlight=net price calculator).
The median student at YVC graduates with $8,834 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,834 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,966 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $148.06/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at YVC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,744 |
| 25th percentile | $3,167 |
| 75th percentile | $14,498 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $23,843 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,030 |
| Middle income | $7,500 |
| High income | $6,134 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,042 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,917 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $12,842 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. YVC.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at YVC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 8127 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $102,094,686 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 31 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $84,259 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,718 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 4 |
| Total DoD amount | $5,622 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,406 |
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