Career Programs at Palo Verde

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Palo Verde College is $12,880 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

55% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $1,737 (exclude student loans).

Palo Verde 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$12,880
Average Financial Amount	$1,737

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Palo Verde College offers 26 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 515 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Palo Verde College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	18	237
2 Years Certificate	7	10
Total	26	515

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

237 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
10 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
268 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	1	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Information Technology	✕	30	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
American Sign Language (ASL)	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	1	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	0	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	1	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	20	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	20	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	18	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	107 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	93	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	14	-
Business [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	21	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	6	-
	Total	237

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	6	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	2	-
	Total	10

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	9	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	146 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	146	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	64 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	31	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	33	-
Psychology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	3	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	-
	Total	268

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,639 students are attending at Palo Verde College. There are 31 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 69 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 24 to 1 (4.17%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 96 (full-time) and 85 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Palo Verde College is 30% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 59% at the school.

Palo Verde 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	4,639
Graduation Rate	30%
Number of Faculty	100
Student to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1

Student Population at Palo Verde

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,152 students enrolled into Palo Verde College. By gender, 3,641 male and 511 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Palo Verde College.

Student Population By Gender
Palo Verde College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,152	3,641	511
Full-time	530	397	133
Part-tme	3,622	3,244	378

There are 1,608 White (38.73%), 384 Black/African American (9.25%), 1,672 Hispanic (40.27%), 157 Asian (3.78%), and 1,971 students with other races attending Palo Verde College. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Palo Verde College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,152	3,641	511
American Indian/Native American	44	35	9
Asian	157	148	9
Black/African American	384	350	34
Hispanic	1,672	1,378	294
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	32	30	2
White	1,608	1,467	141
Two More	132	120	12
Un-Known	122	112	10
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Palo Verde College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

2,290 students (55.15% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 142 students (3.42% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Palo Verde College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Palo Verde College
	Number of Students
Total	4,152
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,290
Enrolled Some Online Courses	142
Not in Online Courses	1,720

By age range, at Palo Verde College, 247 students are aged 20 to 24 (5.95% of total students), 318 students are aged below 20 (7.66%), 855 students are aged above 50 (38.34%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Palo Verde College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,152	3,641	511
Under 18	208	136	72
Age 18-19	110	39	71
Age 20-21	88	41	47
Age 22-24	159	115	44
Age 25-29	345	299	46
Age 30-34	557	502	55
Age 35-39	665	622	43
Age 40-49	1,161	1,087	74
Age 50-64	796	745	51
Over 64	59	51	8
Age Un-Known	4	4	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Palo Verde College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Palo Verde College.

One College Drive, Blythe, CA

760-921-5500

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