Fast Facts
Fourth Largest
4th largest of the 28 colleges in
the Florida College System.
Student Profile
46,870 students
• 33% White • 33% Hispanic
• 28% Black • 6% all other
Financial Aid
$82.7 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 25
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.
130+ programs of study
- Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Supervision and Management
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Management
- Bachelor of Science in Cardiopulmonary Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Human Services
- 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
7,105 Degrees & Certificates Awarded (2020-21)
- 485 Bachelor's
- 4,117 A.A.
- 791 A.S./A.A.S.
- 1,712 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
CCP courses:
Florida resident: $83.40/credit hour, $2.78/contact hour
Non-Florida resident: $327.30/credit hour, $10.91/contact hour
- 38,953 students
- 461 enrolled in the Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors College
- 30% full-time (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and CCP courses)
- 70% part-time (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and CCP courses)
- 61% female, 39% male (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and CCP courses)
- 33% White, 33% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% All others
- Average age 25 (fall students enrolled in credit, developmental education, and CCP courses)
- 157 - Number of countries and territories represented among all students
- 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 (2020-21)
$82.7 million awarded in financial aid, including scholarships.
Operating Budget (2020-21)
$131.3 million
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.
Palm Beach State Tuition is Among the Lowest in Florida
Search the U.S. Department of Education database on college costs, based on 2018-2019 data, which shows that Palm Beach State had one of the lowest tuitions in Florida.
