Palo Alto College is a public four-year institution in San Antonio, Texas. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 12,395 students in fall 2024. It is part of Alamo Colleges.
Palo Alto College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 24 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. It awarded 2,103 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 31 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
12,395
Students enrolled
2,103
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
24
Programs and majors
31:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Programs and majors offered 24
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
Student-to-faculty ratio
31:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4
Associate degrees
1,501
Certificates under 1 year
417
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
181
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
12,395
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,395
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
20,028
Full-time, 2024-25
14%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
61%
Men
39%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
73%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
42%
Students taking some online courses
42%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Alamo Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Robert Garza
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization