Palo Alto College
Tel:
(210) 486-3000
- As a public comprehensive community college, Palo Alto College provides exemplary, accessible education and training to a diverse and aspiring community. The College educates, nurtures, and inspires students through a dynamic and supportive learning environment, which promotes the intellectual, cultural, economic and social life of the community.
School Highlights
Palo Alto College serves 8,376 students (18% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 33:1 is lower than the state community college average of 35:1.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 61%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 257 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Palo Alto College | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 257 staff | 76 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The college was founded in 1985 with the mission of providing higher education in the Southside with the goal of transferring students as well as preparing them for the workforce. In the past 20 years, we have excelled in our transfer programs. We are the community college that has the highest transfer rate in the State of Texas for Hispanics. The average transfer rate for Hispanic students in Texas is 8.9% - at Palo Alto College it is 38% for Hispanics. Palo Alto College offers general, transfer, and technical education; basic skills development and comprehensive literacy programs; continuing education and community outreach; student success and support programs; instructional technologies and distance education; library information resources and institutional research, planning, development and evaluation. In the workforce areas, we have added new programs in Academic Computer Technology, Aviation Management, Criminal Justice, Environmental Studies, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Health Professions, Logistics, Nursing, Teacher Education, and Turfgrass Management. Palo Alto College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and by Committee on Animal Technician Activities and Training of the Amercian Veterinary Medical Association. Its programs are approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Federal Aviation Agency, and the American Society of Transportation and Logistics.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Palo Alto College is St Philip's College (8.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- St Philip's CollegePublic10,514 students | 8.40 Mi1801 Martin Luther King Dr
San Antonio, TX 78203
(210) 486-2000 8.4010,514 - San Antonio CollegePublic21,280 students | 8.90 Mi1300 San Pedro Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 486-0000 8.9021,280 - Trinity UniversityPrivate, non-profit2,506 students | 10.20 Mi1 Trinity Pl,
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 999-7011 10.202,506 - Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioPrivate, for profit1,097 students | 13.00 Mi7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 733-3056 13.001,097 - Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsPrivate, for profit500 students | 13.50 Mi8400 Datapoint Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 297-9636 13.50500
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