Palo Alto College

Location and Contact Information

1400 Villaret
San Antonio, TX 78224-2499
USA
Main Tel: (210) 483-3000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Palo Alto College is a community college located in San Antonio, Texas. It was established in 1985 and now offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

PAC’s student life is quite active. They have several athletics teams, which compete in a variety of intramural sports. The campus is home to several clubs and organizations for the overall development of its students. Some of the organizations are the Baptist Student Ministry, PAC Horticulture Club and Phi Beta Lambda.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, liberal arts, religion and philosophy, engineering, and business and management.
  • Large number of students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 2,762
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 5,150
Books and supplies$ 1,900

Financial Aid

Palo Alto College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 77% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant75%$4,255
Institutional Grant2%$1,400
Federal Grant63%$3,949
Pell Grant62%$3,613
Other Federal Grant34%$698
State or Local Grant47%$1,473

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan4%$2,209
Federal Loan4%$2,209
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Palo Alto College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, CA13,022
2Eastfield CollegeMesquite, TX10,501
3Laney CollegeOakland, CA13,297
4Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, CA19,542
5Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, MI21,540
6Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, CA10,908
7Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, CA19,672
8Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, CA7,790
9San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, CA14,136
10Hartnell CollegeSalinas, CA10,455

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate44249
< 1 year certificate388

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  98
Without tenure; working toward tenure  23
Without tenure; tenure not available  14

Students

Student enrollment was 7,829 in 2009-2010 (8,622 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

International Study

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

  • Agriculture

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (68 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (10 awarded)

  • Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (6 awarded)

  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (192 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Assistant/Technician
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (14 awarded)

  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (16 awarded)

  • Pre-Nursing Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (18 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (9 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Geology/Earth Science

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (34 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

  • Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (3 awarded)

  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations