Spring 2025
Connecting with community
Among the factors contributing to enrollment growth at Yakima Valley College over the past year are more course offerings, prioritizing outreach and retention efforts, and strengthened partnerships with community organizations.
Running Start student earns state wrestling title
Danica Torres, a junior at Sunnyside High School and Running Start student at Yakima Valley College, is the 2025 4A state wrestling champion in the 105 weight division.
Young squad gains experience
With only a single returning sophomore, the Yaks women’s basketball program needed to learn on the fly during its 2024-25 season. That learning curve was even steeper with Head Coach Lanette Hooper taking over the program’s leadership only in...
Student-Athlete Spotlight | Abby Gilbert
For sophomore Abby Gilbert, the feeling of family in Yakima Valley College’s women’s basketball program is what sets it apart. And this season the wing player from Blackfoot, Idaho took on a special place in that family as the team’s only returning...
Class Notes | Spring 2025
Read about the exciting things going on with our current students and alumni. Learn about job changes, professional achievements, a marriage or new addition to their families, gatherings with other YVC alumni or other significant news.