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Palm Beach Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Palm Beach Community College, a richly diverse comprehensive two-year institution with a history of achievement since 1933, is dedicated to serving the educational needs of the residents of Palm Beach County by providing the associate in arts and associate in science degrees, professional certificates, workforce development and lifelong learning.
• Presently, PBCC has over 48,000 students enrolled in over 100 programs of study including associate in arts and associate in science degrees and short-term certificates. Among more recent innovations, PBCC created a Workforce Institute, designed to train students for the high-skill, high-wage jobs of today's marketplace. Whether you plan to continue your academic studies at a senior university or pursue course work that places you directly into the job market, PBCC is ready to meet your total needs.
• To effectively serve its diverse student population, PBCC has established campuses at four convenient locations in Palm Beach County -- Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Lake Worth and Palm Beach Gardens. Moreover, in an era of burgeoning higher education costs, the College, as a state-supported institution, is able to provide affordable, quality postsecondary instruction.
• Palm Beach Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate in arts, associate in science and associate in applied science degrees.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Bank Robber Says He Has Bomb, Prompts Mass Evacuation (WPBF Palm Beach)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:09:00 pm
  A bank robber who said he had a bomb prompted authorities to shut down a section of Forest Hill Boulevard and evacuate several area businesses.
• Local college scores (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:32:15 am
  B-CU volleyball sweeps Stetson
• Gardening Guru: Enjoy uncommonly good time at Excalibur Rare Fruit Farm (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 05:05:55 pm
  Recently, some Palm Beach Community College students enjoyed a tasty, fun day when the Plant Selections for Landscape Situations class invaded the Excalibur Rare Fruit Farm in Lake Worth (you can log on to a href=http://www.excaliburfruittrees.com
• Six people who landed jobs despite the high unemployment rate (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 11:18:24 pm
  Despite the high unemployment rate, some people do find jobs. Here's how recent hires in Palm Beach County did it.
• Veteran's Day events (The Palm Beach Post)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:03:25 am
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