Clinics in Prescott Valley and Prescott; none in the Verde Valley
The College continues to limit youth athletic programs to the west side of the County. The following are two examples recently announced by the College:
“Members of the 2017 Yavapai Soccer Team will be conducting a free soccer clinic at Mountain Valley Park in Prescott Valley on Saturday, August 12. The clinic will be held from 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Boys and girls ages 5-16 are eligible to participate. No registration is required.”
“Members of the 2017 Yavapai Soccer Team will be conducting a free soccer clinic at Ken Lindley Field in Prescott on Saturday, August 19. The clinic will be held from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Boys and girls ages 5-16 are eligible to participate. No registration is required.”
Despite the fact the Verde Valley has more than 70,000 residents, the College has historically ignored developing youth athletic programs in it. It does this even though the Valley taxpayers provide about 30% of the tax revenue to operate the College. A portion of that tax revenue goes to support the $2 million (operations and scholarships) plus athletic program.
The historic treatment of the East side of the County continues.
Based on a roster analysis, the almost $600,000 went to students 95% of whom were residents of communities outside Yavapai County, outside Arizona and occasionally outside the United States. Moreover, these scholarships appear to be taking up around 75% of the available institutional scholarships (those financed by taxpayers) given out by the College. Somehow, that seems unfair to County taxpayers and County high school graduates who find it difficult, if not almost impossible, to land a slot on any one of the four teams.
The following is a list of some of the great programs being offered by the College on the West side of the County in Prescott and Prescott Valley.
Yavapai Community College President Penelope Wills said during a radio broadcast on Prescott radio station KYCA on September 30 that basketball might make a return sometime in the future. She said: “If we get five years of sustained funding, we will bring basketball back.” She did not elaborate. The recorded broadcast can be found by 
An extensive Media Guide and Record Book for the Community College Soccer team has been produced. 
The soccer team is one of several championship teams developed by the Prescott based administrators for the Prescott campus. Over the last 26 years this team and others have played all their games or matches in Prescott or Prescott Valley. Some suspect that the scrimmage is an effort to reduce criticism coming from the Verde Valley over the cost and exclusiveness of the various athletic programs based on the Prescott campus.
support staff.” Residents and students may obtain a pass to use the facility or sign up for a class and take advantage of the equipment, swimming pool and the tennis court that is under construction.