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Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL · Public · 21,956 students · mostly associate degrees
51st-cheapest of 269 Florida colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,182
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,830
Graduation rate
41%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$41,923
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$7,081
Pell grant recipients
38%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
86 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree119 grads/yr$85,210Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree228 grads/yr$83,171Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma83 grads/yr$78,216Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$69,612Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma233 grads/yr$68,457Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$67,713Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma32 grads/yr$66,689Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree73 grads/yr$62,303Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma57 grads/yr$57,893Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$56,659Real Estate · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma58 grads/yr$55,978Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree251 grads/yr$54,096Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree0 grads/yr$52,616Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$51,314Geospatial Intelligence · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$51,215Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$51,204Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$48,988Special Products Marketing Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma10 grads/yr$48,615Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree26 grads/yr$47,776Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma0 grads/yr$47,547Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma21 grads/yr$46,610Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma10 grads/yr$46,154General Studies · Associate's Degree2,632 grads/yr$44,569Clinical/Medical Social Work · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$44,340Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma71 grads/yr$43,464
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.