by our College Data Analytics TeamPalau Community College is a public institution in Koror, PW enrolling 393 undergraduates. It has an on-time graduation rate of 27%, below the national average of 33%. College Factual ranks it #2,920 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in its 2027 Best Colleges ranking (top 57%), and its Value for Your Money analysis rates it a Fair Price.
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Palau Community College ranks #2,920 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in College Factual’s 2027 Best Colleges ranking, placing it in the top 57%.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Palau Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2027 rankings.
PCC is ranked #2,920 out of 5,159 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2027 Best Colleges list.
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The student to faculty ratio at PCC is an impressive 11 to 1. That’s quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Palau Community College is 90%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Palau Community College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at PCC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Palau Community College.
In the current academic year, there are 393 undergraduates at PCC.
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The average net price of PCC is $17,140. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of PCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Palau Community College make around $29,898 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 39% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Palau Community College make the most money.
Palau Community College is a public institution located in Koror, PW. Get more details about the location of Palau Community College.
Get in touch with Palau Community College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9th Madalaii Hamlet, Koror, PW 96940 |
| Phone: | 6804882470 |
| Website: | www.palau.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 11 majors graduated from Palau Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 114 | NA |
| Construction | 17 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 14 | NA |
| General Education | 11 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 11 | NA |
| Accounting | 9 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 9 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 7 | NA |
| Specialized Sales | 7 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services | 5 | NA |
33 students took at least one online class at Palau Community College.
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
Learn more about online learning at Palau Community College.
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Footnotes
*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.
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