Palau Community College

About Palau Community College

Thinking about Palau Community College, a college in PW where more students graduate in Health than anything else? The four things worth knowing are what it actually costs after aid, whether you would get in, whether students finish, and what they earn after they do.

Palau Community College is a public institution offering associate degrees based in Koror, PW. It enrolls 393 students (a very small, intimate student body), according to IPEDS 2023-24 data. Every figure on this page is reported by the federal government, not supplied by the college, so it can be compared like for like against anywhere else you are looking.

Official website: palau.edu

Acceptance

Open

Graduation

19.1%

Net Price

$2,787

Median Earnings (10yr)

$29,898

Enrollment

393

Student : Faculty

9:1

How It Measures Up

These four scores answer one question: compared with similar colleges, is this one worth the money? Each runs 0 to 100 and is judged only against its peer group (2-Year), so a community college is never marked down for not being Harvard. Everything is computed from federal data. Nobody can pay to move a score, and a pillar with missing data is left unscored rather than guessed.

Admissions & Acceptance Rate

As a two-year college, Palau Community College admits essentially everyone who qualifies, so plan around cost and completion instead of your odds of getting in.

Cost & Financial Aid

Ignore the sticker price. What matters is the net price, which is what a typical family pays here after grants and scholarships come off. At $2,787 a year on average, it sits well below what public colleges charge nationally. At that level cost is rarely the reason to rule a college out. Figures are College Scorecard 2023-24.

The average hides a wide spread by household income, so it is worth estimating what a family at your income would actually pay before treating this as the price.

Full Cost Breakdown

Published cost of attendance, the sticker price before grants and scholarships. Most students underestimate room & board and other expenses.

Tuition & Fees (in-state)

$3,730

Tuition & Fees (out-of-state)

$3,970

Room & Board (on-campus)

$3,381

Room & Board (off-campus)

$4,600

Books & Supplies

$2,400

Other Expenses (on-campus)

$2,200

Other Expenses (off-campus)

$3,000

Total Cost of Attendance

$9,624

Application fee: $10 (one-time, due at submission)

Net Price by Family Income

Aid is need-based, so net price varies by family income. Here's what each bracket typically pays after grants and scholarships.

• Under $30,000
  $2,690
• $30,001 – $48,000
  $2,831
• $48,001 – $75,000
  $3,945
• $75,001 – $110,000
  $2,029

Graduation Rate & Retention

19% of students who start here finish within six years, and 69% come back after first year. Most students who start here do not finish. That is the single most important number on this page. Source: IPEDS 2023-24.

Completion and earnings carry the most weight in this college's score, and how the UCD Score weighs each measure sets out exactly how they are combined.

After Graduation: Earnings & Outcomes

Ten years after starting here, the median student earns $29,898 a year, below the national median. Weigh that against the cost above before taking on debt here. Source: College Scorecard 2023-24.

Who Studies Here

Who you would actually be sitting next to: 393 students, an intimate, close-knit community. Worth knowing: 43% are the first in their family to go to college, and 49% study part-time, so many are working alongside classes.

Race & Ethnicity Breakdown

Undergraduate student body composition reported to the US Department of Education.

Student Life & Campus Culture

Where students live, learn, and connect at Palau Community College. The campus setting, housing profile, and signals that shape day-to-day life here.

What You Can Study

After that comes the national picture for Business graduates, which shows what the field pays across every college rather than just this one.

Palau Community College offers a varied set of programs: 16 distinct programs across 10 majors. Below are its strongest majors, each with flagship programs and typical earnings. Open a major to explore it in depth, or browse the full program catalog.

Faculty & Resources

There are 9 students for every instructor here: small classes, and staff who are likely to know your name.

Faculty by Rank

30 instructional faculty across 3 ranks. The rank mix shows how many senior faculty are teaching versus contingent or junior staff, with average salary equated to a 9-month contract.

Pros & Cons of Palau Community College

No college is right for everyone. Here is where Palau Community College is likely to suit you and where it may not, based on the same figures shown above.

Read against a single profile these cut both ways, which is why it helps to put two colleges side by side on the same measures rather than judging one in isolation.