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Yavapai College

Prescott, Arizona · Public college

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not reportedcompletion rate · Arizona avg 64%
$9,000median debt of graduates
$35,028median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$39,890median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Higher Learning Commission | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 1100 E Sheldon St, Prescott, AZ 86301 · Phone: (928) 445-7300 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$39,970$55,600$65,660
Nursing assistants$37,100$44,780$46,630
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$34,660$49,570$65,360
Chefs and head cooks$33,970$59,890$74,990
Construction laborers$36,770$46,590$51,620
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$42,580$58,080$65,580
Medical assistants$38,100$45,940$48,450
Emergency medical technicians$33,860$39,500$48,350
Phlebotomists$38,090$46,260$47,840
Electrical power-line installers and repairers$48,760$75,420$100,330
Radiologic technologists and technicians$61,510$89,200$106,920
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$37,950$59,400$73,810
Machinists$40,290$61,080$66,460
Electricians$45,540$61,060$77,060
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$45,460$61,680$74,310
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$45,640$62,070$79,610

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Arizona (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 86 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 74 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 55 not reported not reported not reported
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 49 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 300–899 hours 39 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 33 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 22 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 17 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 16 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 16 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 300–899 hours 13 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 12 $47,670 $45,500 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 8 $47,670 $45,500 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 8 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 8 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 4 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, under 300 hours 3 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 2 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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