Palo Alto, CA Colleges
Palo Alto
Palo Alto ( /ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ/; Spanish: palo: "branch" and alto: "tall") is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is named after a redwood tree called El Palo Alto. The city includes portions of Stanford University, is headquarters to a number of Silicon Valley high-technology companies, including Hewlett-Packard, VMware, Tesla Motors, Ning, IDEO, and Palantir Technologies, and has served as an incubator to several other high-technology companies, such as Google,Logitech,Intuit, Sun Microsystems, and PayPal. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 64,403 residents. Palo Alto was established by Leland Stanford when he established Stanford University, following the death of his son Leland Stanford Jr. on March 13, 1884.
Schools in and around Palo Alto, CA
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Stanford University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 17,833 students; $38,700 average out-state tuition; $38,700 average in-state tuition |
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Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 455 students; $0 average out-state tuition; $0 average in-state tuition |
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Menlo College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 652 students; $33,150 average out-state tuition; $33,150 average in-state tuition |
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Palo Alto University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 575 students; $13,140 average out-state tuition; $13,140 average in-state tuition |
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Foothill College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; 18,145 students; $5,355 average out-state tuition; $765 average in-state tuition |
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Canada College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; 7,286 students; $732 average out-state tuition; $732 average in-state tuition |
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Cogswell Polytechnical College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; 198 students; $18,744 average out-state tuition; $18,744 average in-state tuition |
Palo Alto, CA Scholarships
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
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| CLA Reference Service Press Fellowship | $3000 | May 31, 2012 |
| CLA Begun Scholarship | $3000 | May 31, 2012 |
| CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland | $2500 | May 31, 2012 |
| California Wine Grape Growers Foundation Scholarship | $2000 | Varies |
| Intel PhD Fellowship Program | Varies | Varies |
| Cal Grant Undergraduate Program | Varies | Varies |
| Fisher Communications Minority Scholarship | Varies | May 31, 2012 |
