Enrollment Trends at YVC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,938 where 3,809 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 2.13 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 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,960	1,385	2,575
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
2023-24	3,523 244	1,139 210	2,384 34
2024-25	3,809 286	1,215 76	2,594 210
Average	3,938	1,259	2,679

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 24.94% and the percentage of black students is 0.74% at Yakima Valley College. 1.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 63.40% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 41.44% to 24.94%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.81% to 1.42%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.21% to 0.74%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 48.46% to 63.40%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5349 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5911 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Yakima Valley College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	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
2023-24	39	55	28	2,135	2	955	86
2024-25	29	54	28	2,415	1	950	92
Average	51	50	36	2,199	6	1,279	157