PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-13

4200 Congress Ave.
Lake Worth, FL 33461-4796
Tel: (561)967-7222; Admissions: (561)868-3032; Web Site: http://www.pbcc.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Florida Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1933. Setting: 150-acre urban campus with easy access to West Palm Beach. Endowment: $9 million. Total enrollment: 25,022. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 3,125 applied, 100% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 60% from top half. Full-time: 7,219 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 17,803 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 141 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 22% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 18% 25 or older, 2% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, dental hygiene programs, radiography, respiratory therapy, firefighter, police and corrections. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Placement: SAT I, ACT, or CPT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/20. Notification: continuous until 8/20. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1650 full-time, $55 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6240 full-time, $208 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time, $10 per term part-time. College room only: $6000.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 27 open to all; national fraternities; 3% of eligible men and 3% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, Phi Theta Kappa, Students for International Understanding, Black Student Union, Drama Club. Major annual event: Graduation. Student services: health clinic, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 600 college housing spaces available; 300 were occupied in 2002-03. Option: coed housing available. Harold C. Manor Library plus 3 others with 151,000 books, 685,608 microform titles, 1,474 serials, 9,700 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $1.9 million. 2,300 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Located south of West Palm Beach, Lake Worth has an annual average temperature of 75 degrees and an average rainfall of 61.72 inches. All modes of transportation serve the area. Recreational activities are golfing, shuffleboard, polo, tennis, swimming, water skiing, jai alai, deep sea and fresh water fishing. Deep sea fishing for sailfish, surf fishing for pompano and blue fish are excellent; fresh water fishing at Lake Osborne. Points of interest are the Palm Beach Speedway, Kennel Club Race Track, and art galleries.