During the orientation program you will meet faculty and staff members who provide special services for international students, and fellow international students. While you are not required to live on campus, you should do so for the first year upon arriving at Yakima Valley Community College. Foreign students and Americans live together, sharing cultures and ideas in a friendly and informal atmosphere. Cooking is not allowed in dormitory rooms, you will be required to enroll in a meal plan at the dormitory dining hall. You can request to have one roommate in the dorm.
Single rooms are also available.
Dormitory living is fun, convenient, and often less expensive than the alternative, which is an apartment off-campus.