About Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, Florida, is home to Palm Beach State College, a public college serving roughly 21,960 undergraduates, and about 64% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 31 to 1.
Nursing programs at Palm Beach State College
The nursing offerings tracked in federal data here are the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma, associate degree in nursing (ADN), and bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN). Recent annual completions came to about 57 practical nursing completers, about 228 associate-degree nursing graduates, and about 119 bachelor’s-level nursing graduates. Offering both associate and bachelor’s pathways under one roof can make it easier to start with an ADN, earn your RN license, and move on to a BSN later; our ADN vs. BSN guide explains how to weigh the two.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $3,000 a year for in-state students and $10,900 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $8,800 a year. About 44% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $7,200. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $73,500 one year after finishing and $83,200 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 42% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Admission to the nursing major or program is often a separate, competitive step with prerequisites, minimum grades, and capped enrollment. Check deadlines with the nursing department, and read our nursing school requirements guide to prepare. To work as a nurse in Florida, graduates apply for a license with the Florida Board of Nursing and pass the NCLEX. Before you commit, verify the program’s ACEN or CCNE accreditation and state approval, and compare it with other options on our Florida nursing schools page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
