Industry-specific award follows College’s selection as a ‘Top 2025 Workplace’
Yavapai College earned another coveted workplace honor today, when it was named a 2025 Top Education Workplace by Energage, an independent organization that builds and brands Top Workplaces.
Today’s announcement follows the national recognition Yavapai College received when USA Today named it one of the ‘Top Workplaces of 2025’ back in March.
“It is an honor to be recognized as a top workplace in the U.S.” Yavapai College President Dr. Lisa Rhine said, after March announcement. “Our employees are the engine that powers what we do, and it is incredibly important that we build a culture that supports them.”
Top Workplaces Industry awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. Education Top Workplaces awards are determined through employee feedback captured on the Energage Workplace Survey. Yavapai College ranked within an elite group – one of only 16 organizations with 500-999 employees to receive the honor.
“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” Energage CEO Eric Rubino said. “That's something to be proud of. In today's market, leaders must ensure they’re allowing employees to have a voice and be heard.”
Top Workplaces awards are based on feedback from a research-backed employee engagement survey. The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets.
Details about how Yavapai College builds a great workplace culture are available here.
Top Workplaces are determined on quantitative employee feedback, as well as the statements and demographic information that we collect within the Workplace Survey. Because Energage collects data from more than 23 million surveys at over 70,000 organizations, its findings provide the most accurate benchmark available.
Yavapai College operates seven campuses and centers throughout Yavapai County and offers over 100 degrees and certificates, four baccalaureate degrees, student and community services, and cultural events and activities. To learn more about YC, visit www.yc.edu.