Welcome to Palm Beach Community College – Florida’s first public community college.

PBCC has proudly served our students and the residents of Palm Beach for more than 75 years.  Since 1933, PBCC has experienced remarkable growth, rising from a small junior college with 41 students to a comprehensive community college serving more than 46,000 students annually at four locations strategically located throughout the county. Courses offered via the Internet are providing thousands of students locally and from around the world access to our programs at the College.

From the beginning, student success has been our top priority. Recognizing that each student is unique with diverse needs and goals, we strive to maintain small class sizes and offer programs to develop the whole student, including ethics, leadership and community service opportunities. Our 1:23 teacher-to-student ratio allows for student engagement in a nurturing learning environment. Our faculty members represent some of the best educators in their programs of study, and they are dedicated to challenging our students and helping them achieve their dreams.

Revenues from the state allow PBCC to keep its tuition low, providing affordable access to quality education and training for all individuals. While providing students with the first two years of the baccalaureate degree is our core mission, we also offer degrees and certificates for those preparing to go directly to work, or who simply want to update their skills, renew their professional license or learn for the fun of it. The College’s Continuing Education Program is designed to respond to the workforce training needs of business and industry.

We will begin offering our first baccalaureate degree — the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Supervision and Management with concentrations in health care, public safety or business administration in Fall Term 2009. We also will begin offering new Associate in Science degree programs in sugar technology, health Information management and electrical power technology during the 2008-2009 academic year.

Significant initiatives are happening every day to make Palm Beach Community College an institution of first choice for the residents in our service area. These include, but are not limited to, the creation of The Honors College that is attracting some of the best and brightest high school students, the recent construction of the new state-of-the-art Bioscience Technology Complex in Palm Beach Gardens, the Countess de Hoernle Humanities & Technology Building in Boca Raton and the Natural Science building in Lake Worth. We also plan to break ground within the next year on a new Education and Training Center in Belle Glade, as well as the Public Safety Training Institute in Lake Worth.

PBCC’s continuing commitment to student success has characterized the College for more than seven decades. We encourage you to get involved, ask questions and find out what PBCC has to offer you. You can “Expect More.”

Dr. Dennis P. Gallon
President, Palm Beach Community College