by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Palm Beach State College was awarded 306 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental & social health services.
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College Factual ranked Palm Beach State College as #793 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, Palm Beach State College is ranked at #20.
Palm Beach State College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Palm Beach State College is 27 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Palm Beach State College is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 26,666 undergraduates at Palm Beach State College with 7,907 being full-time and 18,759 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,452 | $9,727 | $12,237 | $14,894 | $15,347 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Palm Beach State College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Palm Beach State College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $3,961 a year. That adds up to $15,844 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%.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 303 | $35,331 |
| Nursing | 112 | $68,768 |
| Information Technology | 66 | $47,528 |
| Horticulture | 0 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 0 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 0 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 18,609 students took at least one online class at Palm Beach State College. This is a decrease from the 25,723 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 18,609 | 12,193 |
| 2019-2020 | 25,723 | 25,356 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,622 | 3,906 |
| 2017-2018 | 9,054 | 3,614 |
| 2016-2017 | 8,028 | 2,993 |
Learn more about online learning at Palm Beach State College.
Footnotes
*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.
References
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