The Running Start Program is a partnership between Yakima Valley College and Yakima Public Schools. The program offers eligible high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to enroll in regular college classes on the YVC campus and to receive both high school and college credit for those classes. Eligibility for Running Start is based on placement into English 101 and Math 085 on YVC’s placement exam.
Students may choose to attend part-time or full-time. Running Start students do not pay for college tuition; however, all other costs must be paid by the student; including transportation, lab fees and necessary books and supplies. Running Start does not cover tuition costs for courses that are below college level (under 100 level), any credits over 15 per quarter, or any credits over the combined 1.2 FTE allotment between high school and college courses.