Fast Facts
Fourth Largest
4th largest of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System.
Student Profile
49,104 students
• 36% White • 31% Hispanic
• 27% Black • 6% all other
Financial Aid
$80.4 million awarded in financial aid, including scholarships.
Economic Impact
On Palm Beach County
• $1.1 billion
• For every $1 of spending, students gain $4.60 in lifetime earnings, taxpayers gain
$6.30 in added tax revenue and public sector savings, and society gains $19.10 in
added state revenue and social savings.
- Founded in 1933 as Florida's first public junior college
- Merged with Roosevelt Junior College in 1965
- Changed name from Palm Beach Junior College to Palm Beach Community College in 1988
- Began offering its first bachelor's degree in fall 2009
- Changed named to Palm Beach State College on Jan. 12, 2010 to reflect new bachelor's degree offerings
- Governed by a five-member District Board of Trustees appointed by the governor
- Fourth largest of the 28 colleges comprising the Florida College System
- Largest institution of higher learning in Palm Beach County.
- Average class size of 24
Belle Glade | Boca Raton | Lake Worth | Loxahatchee Groves | Palm Beach Gardens
The College also has a satellite location in the Count and Countess de Hoernle Historic
Building in West Palm Beach. It houses The Institute of Excellence in Early Care and
Education, which provides training and support to early childhood educators in Palm
Beach County.
130+ programs of study
- Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Supervision and Management
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Management
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Associate in Arts transfer degree
- Associate in Science career degrees
- College credit certificates
- Job preparatory programs
- Corporate and continuing education
- Customized training
- Lifelong learning
6,599 Degrees & Certificates Awarded (2017-18)
- 353 Bachelor's
- 3,622 A.A.
- 681 A.S./A.A.S.
- 1,943 Certificates
College credit courses:
Florida resident: $101.00/credit hour
Non-Florida resident: $363.00/credit hour
Bachelor's degree courses:
Florida resident: $122.85/credit hour
Non-Florida resident: $558.00/credit hour
PSAV certificate courses:
Florida resident: $83.40/credit hour, $2.78/contact hour
Non-Florida resident: $327.30/credit hour, $10.91/contact hour
- 49,104 students
- 42,460 enrolled in credit courses
- 6,644 enrolled in non-credit courses
- 557 enrolled in the Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors College
- 28% full-time (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and PSAV courses)
- 72% part-time (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and PSAV courses)
- 57% female, 43% male (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and PSAV courses)
- 36% White, 31% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% All others
- Average age 25 (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and PSAV courses)
- 163 - Number of countries and territories represented among all students
- 17,983 - Number enrolled in distance learning courses
- Mascot: Panthers
- Conference: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I in the Southern Conference
- NJCAA Teams: Men’s baseball, Men’s basketball, Women’s basketball, Women’s softball and Women’s volleyball
- Club Sports Teams: Men's and Women’s Soccer
- Colors: Green and gold
Financial Aid (2017-18)
$80.4 million awarded in financial aid, including scholarships.
Operating Budget (2018-19)
$132.5 million
Economic Impact on Palm Beach County
- $1.1 billion (2018)
- For every $1 of spending, students gain $4.60 in lifetime earnings, taxpayers gain $6.30 in added tax revenue and public sector savings, and society gains $19.10 in added state revenue and social savings.
Palm Beach State Tuition is Among the Lowest in Florida
Search the U.S. Department of Education database on college costs, based on 2016-2017 data, which shows that Palm Beach State had one of the lowest tuitions in Florida.
