The Palm Beach Community College (PBCC) main campus is located in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida. The College sits on over 114 acres of prime property and operates with 51 building complexes. Currently, PBCC serves the educational requirements of over 46,000 enrollees with diverse 100 study disciplines that includes an associate in arts; associate of science degree programs; as well as short-term certificates.

The Palm Beach Community College was founded in 1933 to provide additional training to local high school graduates who are unable to find decent jobs following the Great Depression. The first ever classes of the PBCC was held at the Palm Beach High School. But then in 1948, the school transferred to Morrison Field, a deactivated US Air Force Base. Finally, in 1956 the Palm Beach County Commission awarded the present day location of the Palm Beach Community College.

The Palm Beach Community College also established colleges in other locations to serve its growing student base. First at Belle Glade in 1978, then in 1982 at the Palm Beach Gardens and at Boca Raton in 1983. Notable alumni of the Palm Beach Community College, to name a few, are Ken Green and Jesper Parnevik both professional golfers, Burt Reynolds and Judge Reinhold, both movie actors.