A Yakima Valley College student is among five winners of the statewide Transforming Lives Awards, presented each year by the Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT).
Lori Fischer, selected from a pool of nominees submitted by community and technical colleges from around the state, will receive a $500 cash prize and be invited to share her story at the Transforming Lives Awards dinne
If you're like most of Yakima, when referring to Yakima Valley Community College, you just simply refer to it as 'YVC'. Nice and simple. The problem is you intentionally leave out the final C. Why? I'm sure you've been calling it YVC your whole life and never questioned it. In fact, it sounds a little weird when you hear someone say YVCC, doesn't it?
Here's why we say YVC instead of YVCC.
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