Palm Beach State College
Tel:
(561) 967-7222
- The mission of Palm Beach Community College is to provide an accessible and affordable education through a dedicated and knowledgeable faculty and staff, a responsive curriculum and a strong community partnership, which together will enable students to think critically, demonstrate leadership, develop ethical standards and compete effectively in the global workplace.
School Highlights
Palm Beach State College serves 31,816 students (25% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 61%.
Top Rankings
Palm Beach State College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Florida for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 592 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Palm Beach State College | (FL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Private, for profit |
| Total Faculty | 592 staff | 55 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Palm Beach State College is Everglades University (1.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Everglades UniversityPrivate, non-profit2,104 students | 1.40 Mi5002 T-Rex Avenue, Suite 100
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 912-1211 1.402,104 - Fortis InstitutePrivate, for profit276 students | 1.60 Mi1630 South Congress Avenue, Suite 300
Lake Worth, FL 33461
(561) 304-3466 1.60276 - Southeastern CollegePrivate, for profit720 students | 6.10 Mi1756 North Congress Ave.
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
(561) 433-2330 6.10720 - 692 students | 8.80 Mi9801 Belvedere Road
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
(561) 273-6500 8.80692 - 713 students | 9.90 Mi2410 Metrocentre Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 842-8324 9.90713
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