by our College Data Analytics Team
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Pasco-Hernando State College was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, PHSC is ranked #854 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when PHSC held the #1,697 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
PHSC is also ranked #33 out of 70 schools in Florida.
Since Pasco-Hernando State College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Pasco-Hernando State College, the student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 Pasco-Hernando State College is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,886 undergraduates at PHSC with 3,725 being full-time and 6,161 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,879 | $2,761 | $5,062 | $7,247 | $8,026 |
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 for a school. For more information on the sticker price of PHSC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PHSC, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,883 a year. That adds up to $19,532 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for PHSC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654-5199 |
| Phone: | 727-847-2727 |
| Website: | https://www.phsc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,143 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 179 | $43,378 |
| Nursing | 163 | $89,145 |
| Allied Health Professions | 120 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 105 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 67 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 30 | NA |
| Other Education | 29 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 28 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 24 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 6,582 students took at least one online class at Pasco-Hernando State College. This is a decrease from the 7,153 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,582 | 3,595 |
| 2021-2022 | 7,153 | 4,465 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,663 | 8,503 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,748 | 1,812 |
Learn more about online learning at Pasco-Hernando State College.
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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