For many students from low-income households who strive to be the first in their families to attend and graduate from college, YVC’s TRIO Student Support Services is making a world of difference.

The Yakima Valley College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will perform with the Three Rivers Community Orchestra and renowned Los Angeles-based trombone player and recording artist Francisco Torres on Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in the Eisenhower High School Auditorium.

YVC hosts additional financial aid workshops this spring to help students and their families complete the FAFSA or WASFA. Tamales will be available to those participating in the workshops.

April each year, Yakima Valley College joins #CCMonth, a month-long grassroots education and stigma-busting campaign coordinated by the Association of Community College Trustees.

An undocumented student and former addict are this year’s Yakima Valley College nominees for the All-USA Academic Team competition and are automatically named to the All-Washington Academic Team.

Yakima Valley College’s Financial Literacy program hosts author, speaker and comedian David Edward Garcia for presentations in Yakima and Grandview on April 24, 2024. His talk, “Flip the Script: Comedic Insights on Crafting your own Success Story,” gives audience members actionable steps to write or re-write their own powerful narrative as they develop their mental well-being.

Major improvements to the Hopf Union Building (HUB) designed to reinvigorate the student experience at Yakima Valley College will be celebrated during a grand re-opening event on Friday, April 12.

Yakima Valley College’s Teaching Winery, Yakima Valley Vintners, and students in the Vineyard and Winery Technology Program, invite the community to an exciting open house at the only teaching winery in the region.

The Yakima Valley College Drama Department will host auditions for its spring production, the dark comedy “Do You Feel Anger,” April 3 and 4 from 4 – 6 p.m. in YVC’s Conference Center (Building 38) on the Yakima Campus.