Palm Beach Atlantic University — Attraction in West Palm Beach

I would highly recommend Graduates Students to pursue ANY other Graduate Pharmacy Program that is not PBA. I personally studied for various years as a latina here and this was the worst experience in my life. PBA made a huge mistake in my refund amount of loans/financial aid. I had many issued and the school wanted to charge me $9,454 dollars that I did not owe to the school unfairly because the lenders of graduate loans are the department of education and not PBA and no student should be pressued to pay any amount of loan legally till they finish their education as a pharmacist and find a job but PBA wanted to charge me this amount and told me to as a Graduate student the option was to add 2 courses of bachelors degree (that have nothing to do with my Graduate Pharmacy Program) to make more money out of me promising me that i wouldnt owe them anything of the supposely amount I owed them (which was really owed in case to the Department of education not them) and yet they charged me the $9,454 plus the two bachelor classes unfairly. After this they broke the agreement and told me i would owe them the $9,454 dollars plus the two classes. They told me they wouldnt release my transcripts to other Pharmacy schools and destroyed my future. This is not a school that represents Christ in my opinion at all. I feel is about the money. After this I could clearly see their main goal is to retain students, held them back to make money, this is why they have a decrease in number of pharmacy student applications. Ask them yourself, they dont have not even one class in PBA history that has graduated on time because they are either held back or put on a modified track which lowers your loan amount and they do not offer in campus stay for graduates or care or help students to go to school without having to work while trying to pursue a Doctorate degree. This led me to withdraw and at the verge of commiting suicide because of the pressure they put in such unfair situations. Every experience I had in PBA changed my life in such a horrible way. I honestly wish that if your a student wanting to succeed in life or Graduate Program in whatever field it is that you analyze and really put your infestment and money into a school that really cares ahout the students and is not a monopoly of making money or retaining students. There are many amazing Graduate programs offered that help students finish their degrees.Ask them yourself dont take my word for it about the number of students they received in their past years classes versus the number of students that have actually Graduated on time without them being held back a year or put on a modified track and you will see the difference versus other Graduate programs! Also ask them about how loan amounts are reduced and their policies so you can see how this can affect your future because not having enough money to pay for school doctorate tuiton and your housing expenses obligates you to work and even the professors recommend you not to work while doing a Graduate program because the level of exhuastion is too insane mentally, physically and emotionally. Others school give enough amount of loans for you to be able to not only pay for tuiton but pay for housing,rent, health insurance, car insurance, gas, groceries, books, reviews etc! This is very important. I would encourage you as an upcoming prospective student to analyze if you want to do a Doctorate while having to work? Other schools also do not require Chapel hours, CE credits, Workship hours that take away too much extra time of study or distress like PBA does adding more stress, anxiety. Last but not least yes PBA has a history of passing Naplex scores and many students are amazing but on the other hand it is also because they havent had one graduate class that has Graduated on time in PBA history because they get held back or have to repeat courses and of course the students are going to score higher if they have them repeating years of Pharmacy school classes and held them back. Compre and invest in...

My daughter just completed her freshman year at Palm Beach Atlantic University. To try to convey the experience would be difficult. It was all we could have hoped for and more. She was a little girl driving by and spoke about going to the "God college," and we never knew if this was within reach. She first started in 6th grade with a Greek-themed summer camp, which she loved. Then, through the incredible PBA Children's Theater, she ended up learning more about the school and experiencing it firsthand. The love, discipline, and direction that the students experience in that program are bar none. In theater, they say the audience will often criticize or conversely say: "better than Broadway." Well, under the talent she has been exposed to, there were shows produced that literally were. I have been to plenty of both. This is all with a gentle touch of God's love throughout. So, when she was able to go to PBA for her college, it was like a dream come true.

City life is so much fun; you can walk and surf at the famous Palm Beach beach, but that is nothing compared to the theater department. The students actually get real-life skills that, in one year, I am so impressed, I think all students should experience. The students are led into leadership skills, public speaking, teamwork, rigorous academics alongside a full nighttime theater program and all the expectations. It is not for the faint of heart, but for those passionate, the talent coming from the professors and support team is unmatched. My daughter also has been on campus for her Humanities courses, etc. Those too helped her continue her love for history and participation. She is in an improv club and has now become President. The family-type atmosphere is also something special. The academics are appropriate for advanced degrees. I am a history instructor with over 26 years of experience. I am impressed with the level of expectation; it sets them up for long-term success. Her friends are like family and her best friend she grew up with is in the Honors/psychology program. These are all strong students that take...

When I initially came into this school I wanted to eventually go into their graduate program. The admissions advisor told me that I would have a higher change if I got my undergrad there as well. So I did. I graduated with a 3.4, the teachers were amazing and then I go to apply for my graduate program. Due to covid the interview was over the phone. The gentleman that interviewed me asked me why I wanted to go into mental health and I explained to him how in the past I had a substance abuse problem (I wanted to be as honest as I could) because I had been saved and I felt like my purpose was to be a vessel of god and help others. The minute I said that to him he answered “I AM SORRY BUT I DONT KNOW HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT YOU IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE” “MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE SOME TIME OFF”. He did finish the interview but weeks later I received a letter saying that I was denied admission to the school. I was already in the school, so I called and no one understood why I wasn’t accepted. My advisor was confused, my teachers and myself. When I asked why I wasn’t accepted so that I can work on it and fix it no one knew. They said the committee looks at different things and decides. I had classmates with lower GPAs that were admitted, I had one friend who had failed a class and was admitted and I wasn’t admitted simply because I have a past with mental health. I asked to email someone so I may get an answer as to why this happened. They didn’t even send me the proper letter stating I wasn’t accepted into the program. No one ever got back to me and honestly it shattered me because here I am paying 3 times the amount of a state university to be discriminated by my past. I truly worked hard...