Palo Alto College Trade Programs

Located in San Antonio, Texas, Palo Alto College is a public institution. San Antonio is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Palo Alto College?

Contact details for Palo Alto College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1400 W Villaret Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78224-2499
Phone:	210-486-3000
Website:	alamo.edu

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Can I Afford Palo Alto College?

In a recent term, part-time Palo Alto College students paid $225 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $476 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,750	$14,280
Fees	$142	$142
Books and Supplies	$500	$500

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Palo Alto College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $5,904 a year. That adds up to $23,616 over four years for those students.

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Palo Alto College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,193 undergraduate students at Palo Alto College, with 2,139 being full-time and 9,054 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,139 full-time undergraduates at Palo Alto College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Palo Alto College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	1,861
White	195
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Online Learning at Palo Alto College

In 2022-2023, 6,839 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Palo Alto College has changed over the last few years.

Palo Alto College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	16	27	20	63
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	0	31	0	31
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	14	3	0	17
Petroleum Technology/Technician	3	0	0	3
General Health & Wellness	0	0	0	0
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	0	0	0
Air Traffic Controller	0	0	0	0
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	0	0	0	0
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	33	61	20	114

Palo Alto College Trades

In a recent academic period, Palo Alto College awarded 311 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Cosmetology	16	20	27	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	14	0	3	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	31	0
Mining & Petroleum Technology	3	0	0	0
Total	99	60	152	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

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