Washington offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Washington research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Yakima. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Yakima is right for you.
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON QUICK STATSCounty: Yakima
Incorporated: 1886
Elevation: 1066 feet
Land Area: 20.1 square miles
Population Density: 3719 people per square mile
Population: 74,843
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (59.8%), Hispanic (33.7%), Other race (22.0%), Two or more races (3.9%), American Indian (3.1%), Black (2.0%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (15.6%), Irish (8.6%), English (7.9%), United States (5.1%), French (3.9%), Norwegian (3.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (104.4 miles , pop. 480,100)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (872.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Union Gap, WA (1.8 miles ), West Valley, WA (1.9 miles ), Terrace Heights, WA (1.9 miles ), Selah, WA (2.0 miles ), Ahtanum, WA (2.1 miles ), Summitview, WA (2.3 miles ), Gleed, WA (2.3 miles ), Eschbach, WA (2.7 miles )
Yakima Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 69.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.90%
Colleges/Universities in Yakima:
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 2,906, Location: Sixteenth and Nob Hill Boulevard, Public, Website: www.yvcc.cc.wa.us PERRY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 446, Location: 2011 W WASHINGTON AVE., Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.perrytech.net PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY SCHOOL FT enrollment: 58, Location: 2105 W LINCOLN AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: probeautys@nwinfo.net SAKIE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY Location: 1731 S 1ST, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Yakima:
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY about 30 miles, ELLENSBURG, WA, Full-time enrollment: 7,420 WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE about 59 miles, WENATCHEE, WA, FT enrollment: 2,074 COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE about 79 miles, PASCO, WA, FT enrollment: 3,529 PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY about 82 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,265 HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 84 miles, DES MOINES, WA, FT enrollment: 4,288 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS about 84 miles, SEATTLE, WA, FT enrollment: 32,742 SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 84 miles, SEATTLE, WA, FT enrollment: 4,526
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