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Locations

Palm Beach Community College's main campus is located in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition to the Lake Worth campus, the largest (114-acre/51 building complex) and longest established campus (1956), PBCC also serves students at full-service locations in Belle Glade (1978), Palm Beach Gardens (1982) and Boca Raton (1983). Location of Lake Worth, in Palm Beach County, Florida Lake Worth is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, named after a lake who takes its name from General William J. Worth, who led U.S. forces during the Second Seminole War. ... Belle Glade is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. ... Palm Beach Gardens is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... Boca Raton is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ...

History

Founding

Palm Beach Community College was founded in 1933 as Palm Beach Junior College and was the first public junior college in the state of Florida. The college's first classes were held at Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach. County school superintendent Joe Youngblood and Howell Watkins, principal of Palm Beach High School, who became the college's first dean, were instrumental in opening the college. The college's initial goal was to provide additional training to local high school graduates who were unable to find jobs during the Great Depression. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Nickname: Location in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ...

"The Little Orphan College" finds a home in Lake Worth

In 1948, Palm Beach Junior College moved to Morrison Field, a deactivated Army Air Force base, which is now Palm Beach International Airport. In 1951, the college relocated to the Lake Park Town Hall. Due to the limited availability of space at the town hall, the college had to lay off faculty and staff and cut enrollment to 200 students. During this period, Palm Beach Junior College was known as "the little orphan college." In 1955, the Palm Beach County Commission gave the college 114 acres in Lake Worth, and the state legislature passed a bill providing over $1,000,000 for construction at this site. The college moved to this location, which remains its main campus, in the fall of 1956. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Several places in the United States are known as Lake Park: Lake Park, Georgia Lake Park, Florida Lake Park, Iowa Lake Park, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Location of county in the state of Florida County Seat West Palm Beach, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 6,181 km² (2,386 mi²) 1,068 km² (412 mi²) 17. ... Lake Worth is the name of several places in the United States: Lake Worth, a city in Florida Lake Worth, a lake in Florida Lake Worth in Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...

A Period of Growth and Change

In 1965, Palm Beach Junior College merged with Roosevelt Junior College, which was established in 1958 under President Britton Sayles to serve African American students. In 1968, control over the college passed from the Palm Beach County school district to a board of trustees. In 1978, the college opened its Belle Glade campus. The Palm Beach Gardens campus opened in 1982. In 1983, the college opened a campus adjacent to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. In 1988, the college's board of trustees changed the college's name to Palm Beach Community College. Located in Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach Community College (PBCC) enrolls over 48,000 students in more than 100 programs of study including associate of arts and associate of science degree programs and short-term certificates. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Board of directors. ... Belle Glade is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. ... Palm Beach Gardens is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... Florida Atlantic University, also commonly referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public coeducational research university located in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The university has six additional partner campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. ... Boca Raton is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ...

Notable alumni

• Jesper Parnevik, professional golfer
• Ken Green, professional golfer
• Judge Reinhold, television and movie actor
• Burt Reynolds, television and movie actor
• Monte Markham, television and movie actor
• Gareth Williams, television and movie actor
• Deidre Hall, television actress
• Yolanda Griffith, Olympic Gold Medalist and Professional Basketball Player
• Crystl Bustos, Olympic Gold Medalist in Softball
• James Wattenbarger, architect of the Florida Community College system
• William Calley, convicted war criminal (did not graduate)
• Lucia St. Clair Robson, hisorical novelist
• Watson B. Duncan III, Award Winning theater professor
• Dr. Wilson Bradshaw, President of Florida Gulf Coast University

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See also

• Watson B. Duncan III
• List of colleges and universities in Florida
• List of community colleges

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References

• PBCC website
• A timeline of the college's history