How Student Population Changes at YVC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,037 where 3,279 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.53 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in YVC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Yakima Valley College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,302	1,524	2,778
2013-14	4,105 -197	1,423 -101	2,682 -96
2014-15	3,950 -155	1,439 16	2,511 -171
2015-16	3,960 10	1,385 -54	2,575 64
2016-17	4,101 141	1,383 -2	2,718 143
2017-18	4,007 -94	1,330 -53	2,677 -41
2018-19	4,456 449	1,572 242	2,884 207
2019-20	4,650 194	1,503 -69	3,147 263
2020-21	3,954 -696	1,159 -344	2,795 -352
2021-22	3,643 -311	976 -183	2,667 -128
2022-23	3,279 -364	929 -47	2,350 -317
Average	4,037	1,329	2,708

Yakima Valley College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.02% and the percentage of black students is 1.16% at Yakima Valley College. 1.71% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Yakima Valley College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	87	58	51	1,830	5	2,043	174
2013-14	75	38	46	1,872	4	1,867	160
2014-15	64	25	58	1,843	7	1,743	182
2015-16	51	32	48	1,919	4	1,641	176
2016-17	61	47	42	2,063	7	1,537	218
2017-18	62	46	40	2,073	3	1,435	196
2018-19	72	58	38	2,454	9	1,419	210
2019-20	62	54	33	2,611	8	1,498	196
2020-21	50	54	34	2,223	11	1,266	165
2021-22	41	46	32	2,153	8	1,076	156
2022-23	38	56	38	1,939	5	1,017	72
Average	60	47	42	2,089	6	1,504	173

Yakima Valley College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,172 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 194.47% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Yakima Valley College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,950	398	995	2,557
2015-16	3,960	398	963	2,599
2016-17	4,101	482	1,171	2,448
2017-18	4,007	542	1,097	2,368
2018-19	4,456	638	1,273	2,545
2019-20	4,650	739	1,342	2,569
2020-21	3,954	3,700	210	44
2021-22	3,643	3,146	446	51
2022-23	3,279	1,172	993	1,114
Average	4,000	1,246	943	1,811

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Enrollment Trends at YVC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes