Yakima Valley Community College

Located in the lower Yakima Valley, the Grandview Campus provides comprehensive educational services to time-bound and place-bound students within the southern portion of the YVCC service district. Students from Bickleton, Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Prosser, and Sunnyside take developmental, vocational, and college-transfer courses here. The Grandview Campus offers courses that support a variety of student goals. For example, individuals may enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to learn English, while others wanting to earn a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, can take GED classes and the GED test in Grandview. Furthermore, students can complete one of several information technology certificates as well as the transferable associate in arts and associate in business degrees at the Grandview Campus. The campus has expanded with the development of a workforce education building that houses winery and vineyard technology and allied health programs, thus offering more learning opportunities to students at the Grandview Campus. Courses are also available that apply to various vocational and transferable degrees on the Yakima campus in areas such as agriculture, early childhood education, elementary education, allied health, business, criminal justice, and natural science. To facilitate the learning of students, the Grandview Campus offers a complete array of student services including advising, financial aid, admission, registration, cashiering, disability support, bookstore, food service, and placement services. The campus is also equipped with an open-access computer lab for students, textual reference materials, online research databases, and tutoring centers. Recognizing the obstacles of time and location, the Grandview Campus offers classes during the day, evening, or weekend to make learning opportunities accessible to working students. Moreover, students may take elearning courses via interactive television (ITV) and the internet so they do not have to travel to Yakima.

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