Degree Programs Overview

Palo Alto College offers 93 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's programs.

A total of 1,490 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Palo Alto. 221 students completed certificate programs and 1,269 completed associate programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Palo Alto. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's64NOT OFFERED1,269438831
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate16NOT OFFERED1537281
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate12NOT OFFERED681553

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Palo Alto College.

At the school, the General Studies Associate program has the most completers of 1,092 and the Early Childhood Education and Teaching Associate program has the second most completers of 76 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations2 2 NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping30 10 NOT OFFERED
Turf and Turfgrass ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Veterinary StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant13 15 NOT OFFERED
What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences4 14 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist31 47 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 76 NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Technology/Technician6 7 NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Library Science program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 1,092 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Library and Archives AssistingNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight CrewNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Aviation/Airway Management and OperationsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Air Traffic ControllerNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
DanceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Dentistry StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Pharmacy StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management14 17 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice OperationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management14 17 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice OperationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED

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