Program Payoff

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, Washington. 63 certificate and associate programs, public. 63 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $69,338 (12) $58,090
Dental Assistants
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $14,000 $67,660 (41) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $10,551 $50,856 (17) $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $28,055 (21) $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $24,421 (11) $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $24,035 (30) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $22,667 (13) $47,100
Security Guards
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $8,575 $21,403 (78) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Agricultural Production Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $78,450
Conservation Scientists
Agricultural and Food Products Processing Associate's degree not published $66,200
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $69,270
Audio and Video Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $79,580
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $47,100
Security Guards
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $47,480
Data Entry Keyers
Data Processing Undergraduate certificate not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Processing Associate's degree not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $58,090
Dental Assistants
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $109,570
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Food Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $42,710
Food Batchmakers
Food Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $42,710
Food Batchmakers
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $49,800
Printing Press Operators
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $75,660
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $95,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Marketing Associate's degree not published $95,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Undergraduate certificate not published $124,200
Registered Nurses
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Undergraduate certificate not published $50,460
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $50,460
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.