CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS
25 students will be accepted into the Yuba College Radiology Program each Fall, including those from the Redding area
Note: There is no Redding campus. All students, including those from Redding, must travel to the Marysville Campus for classes.
5 students will be selected as alternates for the program and must complete conditional acceptance requirements after orientation in case a spot opens up for a Fall start.
Students will travel in this program and travel up to 125 miles (with a signed agreement) to the Yuba College Campus and/or Redding and/or Sacramento Clinical Sites.
🎓 Admissions at a Glance
Lottery-Based Selection
All qualified applicants are entered into a randomized selection pool.
Highly Competitive Program
2026: 594 applicants
2025: 522 applicants
Important to Know
✔ Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee selection
✔ All applications are screened and verified by Admissions
We truly appreciate your patience as we carefully review each application and work to ensure a fair process for everyone.
- Applicants with complete and accepted applications will be randomly selected by lottery.
- Students are notified no later than the last Friday in April as to their status.
- It is recommended that you check your @go.yccd.edu email DAILY.
- Once you receive a conditional acceptance or conditional alternate letter, you will have 5 business days to accept it.
- Students accepted as well as alternates are required to a mandatory orientation, date will be sent out via email after acceptance. Failure to attend the orientation will result in the acceptance letter being revoked.
- Alternates are required to keep all immunizations current and can be selected for placement up to the first two weeks of class.
- Admission deferrals are not accepted.
- If an application is not accepted for any reason (including those not chosen by lottery) the student is invited to reapply and resubmit transcripts during the next application cycle. Applications are not kept on file.
