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Community college · Public

Palo Verde College

Blythe, CA2,306 online only

Palo Verde College is a public community college in Blythe, CA, with about 1,155 students on campus and 2,306 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
1,155
plus 2,306 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$18,993
tuition and fees $1,288; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
31%
lower than at 90% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,389
lower than at 64% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Palo Verde College

Most of Palo Verde College’s students study online

About 2,306 students take classes only online, against 1,155 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

82% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 81% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Rent in Blythe is below the state median

Median rent in Blythe is $938 a month, 54% below the state median. Living in Blythe ↓

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 31% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 90% of 2-year colleges. 52% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Palo Verde College. Nearby ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

3,381 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 25%Hispanic 48%Black 12%Asian 4%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 15%Men 85%
22 : 1
students per teacher
12%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
82%
undergrads 25 or older
81%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Palo Verde College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Palo Verde College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $25,212 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $12,880

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,288Books & supplies $2,178Other costs $21,746

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,993.

Tuition and fees are $1,288 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,212

About $38,424 over 2 years · 24% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
31%
within 3 years · Pell students 43%
Come back for year two
52%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,389
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 24%Liberal arts 23%Interdisciplinary 9%Business 8%Mechanic & repair 7%Family & consumer sciences 7%Everything else 23%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities163 graduates a year
—not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences41 graduates a year
—not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other40 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations26 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General13 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology12 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services10 graduates a year
—not reported
History10 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Blythe

9% of Blythe’s 15,042 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Blythe pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.