Palo Verde College
One College Drive
Blythe, CA 92225
 
Located in Blythe, California, Palo Verde College provides transfer and vocational programs of study to students from the California area and the Mojave, La Paz, and Yuma counties of Arizona. Whether you're searching for an associate degree program, a professional certificate, or simply a couple of non-credit personal enrichment classes, PVC is the perfect place to begin your education. 

In addition to brick-and-mortar courses, PVC students may also opt for the school's online learning program. The school offered online courses this past spring in the fields of math, chemistry, history, and geography.
 
Palo Verde College provides strong support services for its students as well. All students have academic advising, financial aid counseling, personal counseling, and disability services. The school's Extended Opportunities Program and Services (EOPS) aims to help students who have had previously unsuccessful education experiences graduate and continue their education at a four-year institution. EOPS students receive additional financial assistance, peer tutoring, career counseling, translation services, transfer assistance, and access to student success seminars. Students at Palo Verde College who financially qualify may also be eligible for additional support services including funds for childcare, transportation, textbooks, and other services.
 
Palo Verde College also supports a strong student activities program that includes a student government association and several student-led clubs.
 
Quick Facts

·        The average aid award through EOPS covers the cost of some books, supplies, transportation, and some living expenses.
·        The PVC Assistive Technology Center provides Braille keyboards, video magnifiers, voice-to-text computer programs, touch screen monitors, and instructional aides to physically disabled students.
·        Approximately 80% of all students receive some form of financial aid at PVC.