Admission Deadlines
Please note these dates are subject to change.
APPLY ONLINE: Online Yakima Valley College Admission Applications are available 6 am – 9 pm daily.
The application system is offline after 9 pm for data processing and system back-up. During this time you will receive the message “The server is currently busy or unavailable”.
Please try again during 6 am – 9 pm the following day.
Students applying for Summer Quarter will be conditionally admitted on the condition that the student will attend the Fall Quarter New Student Orientation. Summer students will not be eligible to register for Fall Quarter until this condition has been met.
| DATE | FALL QUARTER 2018 DATES AND DEADLINES |
|---|---|
| August 21, 2018 | All transcripts must be received for all full or part-time transfer students. |
| August 21, 2018 | Last day to apply for admission for degree/certificate seeking students. |
| August 28, 2018 | Last day for new students to take the placement test. The placement test is required to sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO). |
| August 28, 2018 | Last day for new students to sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO). NSO is required for all new students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. |
| September 11-13, 2018 | New Student Orientation (by appointment only). |
| September 24, 2018 | First day of classes. |
Download the Fall Quarter 2018 Important Dates document.
| DATE | WINTER QUARTER 2019 DATES AND DEADLINES |
|---|---|
| November 13, 2018 | All transcripts must be received for all full or part-time transfer students. |
| November 13, 2018 | Last day to apply for admission for degree/certificate seeking students. |
| November 20, 2018 | Last day for new students to take the placement test. The placement test is required to sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO). |
| November 20, 2018 | Last day for new students to sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO). NSO is required for all new students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. |
| December 13, 2018 | New Student Orientation (by appointment only). |
| January 3, 2019 | First day of classes. |
Download the Winter Quarter 2019 Important Dates document.
| DATE | SPRING QUARTER 2019 DATES AND DEADLINES |
|---|---|
| February 26, 2019 | All transcripts must be received for all full or part-time transfer students. |
| February 26, 2019 | Last day to apply for admission for degree/certificate seeking students. |
| March 5, 2019 | Last day for new students to take the placement test. The placement test is required to sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO). |
| March 5, 2019 | Last day for new students to sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO). NSO is required for all new students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. |
| New Student Orientation (by appointment only). | |
| April 2, 2019 | First day of classes. |
Download the Spring Quarter 2019 Important Dates document.