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Palm Beach State College is a public institution located in Lake Worth, Florida. Lake Worth is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

627 Undergraduate Degrees

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Palm Beach State College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Palm Beach State College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Most Popular Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#103 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#119 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Palm Beach State College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interior Design Management College Factual
#96 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#104 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual

Where Is Palm Beach State College?

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Contact details for Palm Beach State College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33461-4796
Phone: 561-967-7222
Website: www.palmbeachstate.edu/

How Do I Get Into Palm Beach State College?

You can apply to Palm Beach State College online at: www.palmbeachstate.edu/admissions

Palm Beach State College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Palm Beach State College?

6% Take Out Loans
10.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Palm Beach State College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $3,792 a year. That adds up to $15,168 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Palm Beach State College is 10.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Palm Beach State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,907 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 26,666 undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College, with 7,907 being full-time and 18,759 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 7,907 full-time undergraduates at Palm Beach State College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Palm Beach State College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 215
Black or African American 1,996
Hispanic or Latino 2,584
White 2,425
International Students 239
Other Races/Ethnicities 448

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Palm Beach State College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Palm Beach State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Venezuela, and Curaçao.

Online Learning at Palm Beach State College

25,356 Took All Classes Online
25,723 Took At Least One Class Online
146.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 25,723 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Palm Beach State College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Affordability Rankings of Palm Beach State College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Palm Beach State College was $2,444 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $8,732. The following table shows how Palm Beach State College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management #1 #37
Interior Design Management #1 #7

Online Growth Rankings of Palm Beach State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Palm Beach State College was 146.2%. This is the #298 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Palm Beach State College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Palm Beach State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Interior Design Management 0 0 0 303 303
General Business Administration and Management 63 12 0 0 75
Real Estate 64 0 0 0 64
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 18 26 0 0 44
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations 29 0 0 0 29
Entrepreneurship 25 0 0 0 25
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 22 0 0 22
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 0 0 20 0 20
Restaurant/Food Services Management 0 0 19 0 19
Transportation/Mobility Management 11 3 0 0 14
Small Business Administration/Management 0 10 0 0 10
Operations Management 0 1 0 0 1
Banking and Financial Support Services 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 211 74 39 303 627

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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