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Palm Beach State College

Palm Beach State College
4200 Congress Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33461

Official telephone: (561) 967-PBCC
Toll-free telephone: (866) 576-PBCC
Website: www.palmbeachstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August, early January, and early May.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held on a continuous basis.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of 12 weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 29:1
Total faculty: 690 men, 783 women
Full-time faculty: 120 men, 163 women
Part-time faculty: 570 men, 620 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, education, legal assisting; apprenticeship programs. Internships and other work experience opportunities available in many career and technical programs.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology
  • Aeronautical Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Computer Programming
  • Crime Scene Technology
  • Criminal Justice Technology
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Electrical Power Technology
  • Emergency Management
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Engineering Technology
  • Engineering Technology/Electronics
  • Environmental Science Technology
  • Fire Science Technology
  • Graphic Design Technology
  • Health Information Technology
  • Hospitality/Tourism Management
  • Human Services
  • Industrial Management Technology
  • Interior Design Technology
  • Internet Services Technology
  • Motion Picture Technology
  • Network Administrator
  • Nursing
  • Ophthalmic Medical Technology
  • Paralegal
  • Radiography
  • Respiratory Care
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology
  • Automotive Service Technology
  • Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officer
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Business Operations
  • Business Specialist
  • Cinema
  • Commercial Pilot
  • Computed Tomography
  • Computer Information Security
  • Computer Programming Specialist
  • Corrections Officer
  • Cosmetology
  • Crime Scene Technology
  • Dental Assisting
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Diesel Technology
  • Digital Animation
  • Emergency Management
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technology/Electronics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Fire Officer
  • Firefighter
  • Graphic Design
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Health Information Specialist
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
  • Heating Ventilation/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
  • Heavy Equipment Mechanics
  • Hospitality
  • Human Services
  • Infant/Toddler
  • Information Management
  • Information Security
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Claim Representative
  • Landscape/Horticulture Specialist
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Machining Technology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Marketing
  • Massage Therapy
  • Medical Assisting
  • Medical Information Coder/Billing
  • Multimedia
  • Nail Technician
  • Patient Care Assistant
  • Practical Nursing
  • Programming
  • Recording Arts
  • Residential Electrician
  • Security
  • Web Development Specialist
  • Welding Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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