Academics

More than 80 programs of study arranged into nine academic schools: Arts & Sciences, Communication & Media, Education & Behavioral Studies, Rinker School of Business, Music & Fine Arts, Ministry, MacArthur School of Continuing Education, Nursing, and Pharmacy.  PBA also offers master's degree programs in business administration, organizational leadership, elementary education, counseling psychology, and a doctoral program in Pharmacy.

At PBA, we know that success means many things and involves far more than a salary.  We've designed our programs - both inside and outside the classroom - to help students grow and be successful in every area of life ... academically, spiritually, socially and financially.

Campus & Facilities

PBA offers excellent, modern facilities on a 25-acre campus in West Palm Beach, Florida, directly across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach and only minutes from the Atlantic Ocean.  PBA's cosmopolitan location puts beaches, restaurants and shopping within easy walking or bicycling distance.  With the temperature usually in the 70's or 80's, at PBA you can enjoy outdoor activities year-round.

And PBA is leading the charge up the information highway with PalmNET, a campus-wide fiberoptic/wireless network that gives students, faculty and staff unlimited access to each other via e-mail and to the Internet, library databases, and more.  A Windows-based computer and printer is in every student residential room as well as on the desk of every full-time faculty member.

Lifestyle

At PBA, you'll meet friends whose values and beliefs are similar to yours and establish friendships that will last a lifetime.  You'll also build friendships with fellow students whose diverse perspectives will challenge you as you develop lifelong values.

Choose from a wide variety of extracurricular activities - intercollegiate or intramural athletics; academically, professionally or religiously oriented clubs; student government, newspaper or yearbook; music or drama productions.

Despite its urban location, the PBA campus is a safe place to be, night or day.  Residence halls are locked; only students and their invited guests may enter.  PBA's hand-picked Safety & Security personnel patrol the campus around the clock and are available to walk students to and from parking lots, classrooms or residence halls at night, if requested.

PBA provides a variety of opportunities for students to grow and mature in their faith, both inside the classroom, under the guidance of top-notch, seminary-educated professors, and outside, with a range of activities, from solemn to exhilarating.

If your beliefs lead you to do something to make a difference in your world, PBA's Workship program can show you how.  Workship links work to worship and service to learning by requiring students to spend at least 45 hours each year in community service, either individually or in group projects.  It is designed to instill the value of service and the importance of a Christian's responsibility to help others; it also helps students develop leadership and problem-solving skills.

Cost

Don't be fooled by the “sticker price.” More than 90% of PBA students qualify for some form of financial aid - scholarships, grants, loans or work-study programs.  Financial aid packages are calculated on the difference between a family's ability to pay and the cost of the college: that means as the cost of the college rises, so does the financial aid.  PBA may be more affordable than you think.  The only way to know for sure is to apply.  Then you'll know what a PBA education will cost you and your family.