by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Yavapai College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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Yavapai College landed the #1,374 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Yavapai College held the #1,466 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Yavapai College also holds the #22 spot on the Best Colleges in Arizona ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Yavapai College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Yavapai College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Yavapai College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Yavapai College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,009 undergraduates at Yavapai College with 1,454 being full-time and 4,555 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,830 | $5,306 | $7,899 | $8,590 | $1,002 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Yavapai College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Yavapai College, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,857 a year. That adds up to $23,428 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Yavapai College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1100 E Sheldon St, Prescott, AZ 86301 |
| Phone: | 928-445-7300 |
| Website: | https://www.yc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 782 | NA |
| Accounting | 99 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 92 | NA |
| Nursing | 87 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 81 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 61 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 58 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 51 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,191 students took at least one online class at Yavapai College. This is a decrease from the 3,682 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,191 | 2,039 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,682 | 2,457 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,439 | 3,754 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,993 | 1,539 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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