Vocational Programs at Palo Alto College
Palo Alto College (referred to as Palo Alto) is a Public, 2-4 years school located in San Antonio, TX. Its highest level of offering is Associate's degree. The 2023 tuition & fees at Palo Alto College is $6,892 for Texas residents and $14,422 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 10,641 and the students to faculty ratio is 3.57% (28 to 1). Palo Alto College supports distance learning and you may earn a degree/certificate through online education.
Key Facts
Tuition & Fees | $14,422 |
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Number of Programs | 75 Programs |
Enrollment | 10,641 Students |
Online Students | 3,632 Students |
Tuition & Fees
For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition & fees of Palo Alto are $6,892 for Texas residents and $14,422 for other students. The tuition per credit hour of Palo Alto is $215 for Texas residents and $466 for other students.
Texas Residents | Out of State | |
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Tuition & Fees | $6,892 | $14,422 |
Cost Per Credit | $215 | $466 |
Career Programs, Number of Completers
Palo Alto College offers 74 career programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 1,414 students have earned their degrees/certificate at Palo Alto. Next tables summarize the offered career programs and its sub-programs at Palo Alto with number of completers.
Associate
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Agriculture [+] | 5 programs | 20 |
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 1 program | 0 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping | 1 program | 8 |
Turf and Turfgrass Management | 1 program | 0 |
Pre-Veterinary Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | 1 program | 12 |
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Environmental Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Communication and Journalism [+] | 2 programs | 0 |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 program | 0 |
Radio and Television | 1 program | 0 |
Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 3 programs | 22 |
Computer and Information Sciences | 1 program | 22 |
Information Science/Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Computer Science | 1 program | 0 |
Personal and Culinary Services [+] | 1 program | 27 |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | 1 program | 27 |
Education [+] | 3 programs | 107 |
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 1 program | 8 |
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 1 program | 99 |
Teacher Assistant/Aide | 1 program | 0 |
Engineering [+] | 3 programs | 0 |
Civil Engineering | 1 program | 0 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 program | 0 |
Mechanical Engineering | 1 program | 0 |
Engineering Technology [+] | 2 programs | 3 |
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 1 program | 3 |
Petroleum Technology/Technician | 1 program | 0 |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Spanish Language and Literature | 1 program | 0 |
English Language and Literature [+] | 1 program | 0 |
English Language and Literature | 1 program | 0 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | 3 programs | 1,124 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 1 program | 10 |
General Studies | 1 program | 1,114 |
Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Library Science [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Library and Archives Assisting | 1 program | 0 |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 1 program | 0 |
Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Mathematics | 1 program | 0 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 1 program | 0 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Philosophy | 1 program | 0 |
Physical Sciences [+] | 3 programs | 0 |
Chemistry | 1 program | 0 |
Geology/Earth Science | 1 program | 0 |
Physics | 1 program | 0 |
Psychology [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Psychology | 1 program | 0 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Human Services [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Social Work | 1 program | 0 |
Social Sciences [+] | 5 programs | 0 |
Anthropology | 1 program | 0 |
Economics | 1 program | 0 |
International Relations and Affairs | 1 program | 0 |
Political Science and Government | 1 program | 0 |
Sociology | 1 program | 0 |
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] | 4 programs | 0 |
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | 1 program | 0 |
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | 1 program | 0 |
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations | 1 program | 0 |
Air Traffic Controller | 1 program | 0 |
Visual and Performing Arts [+] | 4 programs | 0 |
Dance | 1 program | 0 |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 1 program | 0 |
Fine/Studio Arts | 1 program | 0 |
Music | 1 program | 0 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 6 programs | 31 |
Health and Wellness | 1 program | 0 |
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 1 program | 31 |
Pre-Dentistry Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Pre-Pharmacy Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Pre-Nursing Studies | 1 program | 0 |
Business [+] | 5 programs | 30 |
Business Administration and Management | 1 program | 18 |
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 1 program | 11 |
Accounting | 1 program | 0 |
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 1 program | 1 |
Marketing/Marketing Management | 1 program | 0 |
History [+] | 1 program | 0 |
History | 1 program | 0 |
Total | 62 programs | 1,364 |
1-2 Years Certificate
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Agriculture [+] | 4 programs | 19 |
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 1 program | 0 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping | 1 program | 0 |
Turf and Turfgrass Management | 1 program | 0 |
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | 1 program | 19 |
Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 2 programs | 2 |
Computer and Information Sciences | 1 program | 2 |
Computer Programming/Programmer | 1 program | 0 |
Personal and Culinary Services [+] | 1 program | 20 |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | 1 program | 20 |
Education [+] | 1 program | 0 |
Teacher Assistant/Aide | 1 program | 0 |
Engineering Technology [+] | 2 programs | 0 |
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 1 program | 0 |
Petroleum Technology/Technician | 1 program | 0 |
Business [+] | 2 programs | 9 |
Business Administration and Management | 1 program | 9 |
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 1 program | 0 |
Total | 12 programs | 50 |
Palo Alto College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1987 - Current).
Student Population
At Palo Alto College, there are total 10,641 students. By gender, there are 4,129 men and 6,512 women students at Palo Alto. The next table summarizes the student population at Palo Alto.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 10,641 | 4,129 | 6,512 |
American Indian/Native American | 19 | 7 | 12 |
Asian | 128 | 56 | 72 |
Black/African American | 474 | 201 | 273 |
Hispanic | 8,232 | 3,106 | 5,126 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 4 | 3 |
White | 1,386 | 584 | 802 |
Two More | 216 | 87 | 129 |
Un-Known | 177 | 84 | 93 |