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Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. 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

How Do I Get Into Palo Alto College?

You can apply to Palo Alto College online at: www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Since Palo Alto College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Palo Alto College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Palo Alto College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,413 a year. That adds up to $25,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Palo Alto College is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Palo Alto College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,559 undergraduate students at Palo Alto College, with 1,837 being full-time and 8,722 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,837 full-time undergraduates at Palo Alto College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	1,608
White	148
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Online Learning at Palo Alto College

In 2020-2021, 7,421 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Palo Alto College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Palo Alto College was 14.8%. This is the #1,072 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Palo Alto College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.