Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL · Public · 21,956 undergrads · website ↗
- 36% Hispanic undergrads
- Open admission
- $40 application fee
Does anyone get out?
The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.
19.2%
of students transfer to a four-year institution
- Completed after transferring
- 0.5%
- Still enrolled after transferring
- 3.6%
had finished a degree by year 2
still progressing at year 2
What it costs
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $8,131 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $8,675 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $10,862 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $13,902 |
| Over $110,000 | $12,013 |
| All incomes (average) | $9,182 |
Sticker tuition and fees: $3,050 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.
These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Palm Beach State College's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.
Net price calculator ↗Other costs of attendance, 2025–26
The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.
| Housing and meals, off campus (not with family) | $12,825 |
| Books and supplies | $2,700 |
| Other expenses, off campus | $7,155 |
Outcomes
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Students with Pell grants
- 38%
- Earnings @ 10yr
- $41,923
- Median debt
- $7,081
at this college
after entering
at graduation
Admission and teaching
- SAT/ACT policy
- Open admission
- Application fee
- $40
- Students per faculty member
- 31 to 1
- Faculty who are full-time
- 34%
Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)
undergraduate, 2023–24
undergraduates, fall 2024
fall 2024
What students study
Earnings and debt by field of study
Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.
Associate degrees (15)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 2,802 | $33,518 | $44,569national $44,125 | $7,286 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 235 | $73,507 | $83,171national $80,813 | $7,156 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 61 | $65,876 | $62,303national $65,389 | $10,555 |
| Computer Programming | 33 | $50,740 | —national $58,070 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 28 | — | $44,340national $40,734 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 25 | — | $38,687national $37,656 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 24 | $66,931 | $67,713national $61,982 | $9,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 23 | $42,331 | $47,776national $54,726 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 20 | $43,922 | $40,966national $38,127 | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 14 | $31,058 | $48,988national $41,737 | — |
| Legal Support Services | 14 | $45,254 | $51,314national $44,669 | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 10 | — | $51,215national $43,839 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 10 | — | $56,659national $48,733 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 6 | — | $36,364national $41,099 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 0 | — | $52,616national $54,246 | — |
Undergraduate certificates (18)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 256 | $26,182 | $31,237national $26,307 | $7,494 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 228 | $55,196 | $68,457national $57,584 | $4,500 |
| Fire Protection | 218 | — | $66,689national $62,436 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 103 | $73,766 | $78,216national $57,702 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 96 | — | —national $43,365 | $23,666 |
| Real Estate | 95 | $44,442 | $55,978national $46,762 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 70 | $42,727 | $43,464national $51,586 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 41 | — | $38,561national $31,135 | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 37 | $36,141 | $57,893national $56,073 | — |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | 36 | $41,370 | —national $45,268 | — |
| Precision Metal Working | 36 | $37,540 | $46,610national $48,702 | — |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | 29 | — | $30,028national $29,652 | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | 23 | $43,618 | $46,154national $53,078 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 23 | $39,297 | —national $35,447 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 14 | — | $51,204national $33,673 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 11 | $39,108 | $34,711national $34,272 | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 6 | — | $48,615national $40,127 | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | 0 | — | $47,547national $48,148 | — |
Bachelor's degrees (4)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 230 | $45,942 | $54,096national $68,257 | $12,833 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 113 | $81,734 | $85,210national $88,910 | $10,500 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 79 | $56,772 | $69,612national $85,063 | $14,500 |
| Human Services, General | 74 | — | —national $48,597 | $19,416 |
A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 52 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.
Best transfer rates elsewhere in FL
Contact and accreditation
- Address
- 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33461-4796
- Phone
- (561) 967-7222
- Institutional accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Where would you transfer to?
Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn — then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.
Find four-year matches →Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.
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