Palo Verde College is a public two-year institution in Blythe, California. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 3,833 students in fall 2024.
Palo Verde College offers certificates and associate degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Humanities, Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, and Automobile. It awarded 686 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.
Mission
Palo Verde College provides opportunities for personal and professional growth to a diverse community of learners in an academic environment committed to student success and equity by supporting student achievement of basic skills, certificate, degree, university transfer, and career goals.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
3,833
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
686
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 37
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.
First-year retention, full-time students
52%
First-year retention, part-time students
23%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
299
Certificates under 1 year
342
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
45
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,833
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,833
Full-time, fall 2024
18%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,196
Full-time, 2024-25
12%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
14%
Men
86%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
39%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
37%
Students taking some online courses
8%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Superintendent/President
Bruce Moses
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience