YVC Running Start Information Nights

YVC’s Running Start Program offers students in the Yakima Valley the opportunity to get a jump on their college education

Yakima, Wash. — Yakima Valley College’s Running Start Program will host a series of online information nights for current high school sophomores and juniors and their parents this winter and spring. Please see the table below for a list of upcoming information sessions.

Fall Quarter Entrance 2021

Location Meeting Details Time Date
Eisenhower High School Meeting Link 6:00 pm February 9, 2021
Naches High School Meeting Link 6:00 pm February 17, 2021
East Valley High School Meeting Link 6:00 pm February 23, 2021
Mabton High School Meeting Link 6:00 pm February 24, 2021
Grandview High School Meeting Link 6:00 pm March 2, 2021
Davis High School Contact school counselor for details 5:30 pm March 3, 2021
Wapato High School Contact school counselor for details 6:30 pm March 8, 2021
Granger High School Contact school counselor for meeting 6:00 pm March 10, 2021
Selah High School Contact school counselor for details 7:00 pm March 15, 2021
Yakima Valley College Meeting Link 6:00 pm March 17, 2021
Yakima Valley College Meeting Link 6:00 pm March 31, 2021

If your high school is not hosting an information night, please feel free to attend any other convenient session. Contact your high school’s counseling office, or visit Running Start for information.

The Running Start Program offers eligible high school students the opportunity to enroll in college classes at YVC’s Yakima and Grandview campuses during their junior and senior years and receive both high school and college credit.

By participating in Running Start, students can:

  • Get a head start on college
  • Save thousands of dollars in college tuition costs
  • Attend classes full- or part-time
  • Select and sample diverse classes
  • Transition to college life
  • Enter their chosen profession more quickly

Plan now for Fall Quarter 2021. For more information visit Running Start.

Press Release Contacts:
Dustin Wunderlich / 509.574.6870 / dwunderlich@yvcc.edu
Stefanie Menard / 509.574.4646 / smenard@yvcc.edu