Fast Facts
5th Largest in Florida
Palm Beach State College is the fifth largest of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. (Based on full-time equivalency.)
Student Aid: $108M
Palm Beach State College awarded $108 million in student aid last year from federal, state, scholarship and institutional funds.
Impact: $1.7 Billion
PBSC's total annual impact on the local economy is $1.7 billion in added income. That's equivalent to 19,725 jobs supported!
Student Success
- Total students: 40,000
- Full-time: 32% | Part-time: 68%
- Average age: 24
- Countries/territories represented: 141
- Total diplomas awarded in 2025-26: 6,205
- Bachelor: 533
- Associate in Arts: 3,112
- Associate in Science: 674
- Certificates: 1,886
Athletics
- Mascot: Palmer the Panther
- Colors: Green and Gold
- Conference: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II in the Sun Lakes Conference, Region VIII
- NJCAA Teams: Men’s Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, and Women's Golf (Division I)
- Club Sports Teams: Women’s Soccer
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Note: Data on this page was collected in 2025-26, except for the economic impact data, which was collected in 2023-24. Data on student full or part-time status, age and countries represented was collected from Fall 2025 students enrolled in credit, developmental education, Career Certificate Program and Educator Preparation Institute courses. Corporate and Continuing Education students are only included in the total student figure.