Yavapai College

Location and Contact Information

1100 E Sheldon St
Prescott, AZ 86301
USA
Main Tel: (928) 445-7300
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Yavapai College is a community college located in Yavapai County, Arizona. It was founded in 1965 by a countywide election. The main campus is situated in Prescott and is spread across an area of 100 acres. YC offers more than 80 certificate, degree and transfer options to students in over 50 different programs of study. The college is also home of the renowned Yavapai College Gunsmithing School.

Many students of YC have gone on to become famous. Some of them are Kelvin Jack, a Trinidadian goalkeeper; Avery John, defender for the New England Revolution soccer club of Major League Soccer; and Curt Schilling, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, security and law enforcement, and photography and commercial art.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 1,392
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 8,062
Room and board$ 5,020
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 1,900

Financial Aid

Yavapai College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 59% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant49%$3,698
Institutional Grant26%$2,143
Federal Grant35%$3,585
Pell Grant35%$3,301
Other Federal Grant17%$585
State or Local Grant1%$700

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan14%$4,219
Federal Loan13%$4,006
Other Loan1%$9,527

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Yavapai College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA9,823
2Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC4,709
3Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO7,667
4Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA7,020
5South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC2,398
6Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC4,148
7McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC1,285
8Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC4,620
9Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH19,466
10Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, OH21,095

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate37324
1-2 year certificate28732
< 1 year certificate1107

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  112

Students

Student enrollment was 9,033 in 2009-2010 (3,921 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 38% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Yavapai College provides on-campus housing for 371 of its 3,921 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Production Operations

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

  • Architecture and Related Services

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (63 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
  • Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

  • Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (7 awarded)

  • Construction Trades

DESIGN (0 awarded)

  • Design and Applied Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

  • Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

LAW (7 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (191 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (50 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Gunsmithing/Gunsmith
  • Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (33 awarded)

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

  • Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (267 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (37 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

  • Welding Technology/Welder

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (64 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting